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The Twelfth General Elections in Malaysia
Get PDFAbstract: The twelfth general elections in Malaysia resulted in the ruling coalition (Barisan Nasional, BN) losing its two-thirds majority in Parliament. Denying the BN its sought after two-thirds majority is what the opposition parties were campaigning for. Additionally, they won five state assemblies. The electorate voted on the basis of “bread and butter” issues which were highlighted by the ruling coalition as well as the opposition parties
Joseph in the Torah and the Qur’ān: An Assessment of Malik Bennabi’s Narrative.
Get PDFAbstract: Malek Bennabi’s The Qur’ānic Phenomenon provides an excellent analysis of Qur’ānic revelation through the application of the phenomenology. A closer analysis of the work shows that Bennabi’s major contribution is to be found in his narrative strategies and comparative style as evidenced, among others, in chapters 13 and 14 of the Qur’ānic Phenomenon. Here Bennabi provides a balanced picture of the story of Joseph in the Torah and the Qur’ān. Bennabi’s textual strategy, narrative and meta-narrative brings out the niqueness of the Qur’ānic account of Joseph. The reconstruction of the story of Joseph opened a new type of discourse in understanding the relationship between religion and modernity
Parliamentary Behaviour of the Members of Opposition Political Parties in Malaysia
Get PDFAbstract: In a hegemonic consociational system practised in Malaysia, the Opposition can hardly play a dominant role in making democracy work. Nevertheless, a content analysis of the debates in the House of Representatives from 1982 to 2003 show that the opposition members have contributed to the process of check and balance in the government by asking questions to relevant ministries and by initiating adjournment motions. In the process, they not merely attacked the government for their failure but also suggested alternative policies some of which were implemented by the ruling coalition
