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Penang Malays: Icons of Reform and Tolerance
Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid | 11 May 2022 The lives of iconic Penang Malays make hugely interesting stories. Vocal, outspoken, occasionally incendiary but always significant, we need to reintroduce them to present and future generations of Malaysians. Much of […]
The Role of Islam in Foreign Policymaking – Part V
Emir Hadzikadunic || 6 May 2022 Conclusion The objective of this article was to provide an overview of the role of religion in Muslim majority states, in this case Islam, in their foreign policymaking. Notwithstanding its complex relationship with international […]
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The Absence of Principles Marks a Half-Century of Burma’s Opposition
November 29, 2022
By Maung Zarni For the last three decades, I have been immersed in Burma’s pro-democratic activism, first as a loyal foot-soldier and grassroots activist for Aung San Suu Kyi’s leadership, and subsequently a highly “controversial” critic of her opposition, its […]
Islamic values and lessons from Malaysia
November 18, 2022
When I was a student at the International Islamic University Malaysia, first in Petaling Jaya, then in Gombak, we were taught the values of a global, cosmopolitan, and inclusive Islamic civilization. Yes, Islamic values took center stage, but we never […]
SCRIPT – Wawasan Anwar Ibrahim Bagi Malaysia Yang Lebih Baik: Sebuah Ulasan
October 16, 2022
Penulis: Nageeb Gounjaria & Ahmad Farouk Musa || 10 Oktober 2022 “…kerajaan yang bakal pemerintahnya mendatangi tugasnya dengan kurang keghairahan pasti mempunyai kerajaan yang terbaik dan paling tenang, manakala kerajaan yang pemerintahnya tidak sabar-sabar untuk memerintah adalah kerajaan yang […]
SCRIPT – Anwar Ibrahim’s Vision for a Better Malaysia: A Review
October 11, 2022
Nageeb Gounjaria & Ahmad Farouk Musa || 10th October 2022 “…the state whose prospective rulers come to their duties with least enthusiasm is bound to have the best and most tranquil government, and the state whose rulers are eager to […]
Western Myanmar as a Genocide Triangle: The Military-Controlled State, Separatist Buddhist Rakhine Nationalists and Rohingya Genocide Victims – Part II
October 6, 2022
Maung Zarni || 6 October 2022 THE UNION OF BURMA AND NON-BAMA ETHNIC REVOLTS AGAINST WHAT THE LATTER SAW AS BAMA COLONALISM AND RACISM First, it is factually incorrect to say that previous generations of Rakhine nationalists had only […]
Western Myanmar as a Genocide Triangle: The Military-Controlled State, Separatist Buddhist Rakhine Nationalists and Rohingya Genocide Victims – Part I
September 28, 2022
Maung Zarni || 29 September 2022 This week the Rakhine journalist Kyaw San Hlaing – widely seen as an unofficial advocate for the secessionist Arakan Army – claimed that the Rakhine nationalists have gained a notch in their strategic […]
[POSTPONED] WEBINAR: “Who lost, who won: Rushdie versus the Muslims” with Dr Shabbir Akhtar
September 20, 2022
UPDATE: We apologise that our webinar has to be postponed to another date since our speaker from Oxford University won’t be available. Once the new date is confirmed, we will send out the Zoom link. Thank you all for your […]
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