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Malaysia : reviving the stillborn inter-faith committee
No full textIncreasing religious disputes have led the Malaysian government to revive an inter-faith committee. However, the committee faces daunting challenges that will be difficult to overcome
MCA's battle cry : without fear or wisdom?
No full textThe Malaysian Chinese Association's cry of "Battle Without Fear" for the coming elections is aimed at the opposition and focuses on cultural issues. It m ay not meet the aspirations of the younger Malaysian electorate who want action on broader issues of equal opportunity and good governance
More than a cake party : evolving protest in Malaysia
No full textMalaysians created a new definition for protest by throwing cake parties. This has interesting implications for
the government and the way protest is evolving in Malaysia
MCA’s new president : from disgrace to community hero?
No full textNew MCA president Chua Soi Lek has recently ruffled the feathers of UMNO and the Malay-rights group
Perkasa. Are we witnessing the formerly disgraced politician positioning himself as a Chinese community hero?
If so, what are the implications for Malaysia’s coalition politics
Malaysia's Bersih 3.0 : sentiments, perceptions and politics
No full textThe 28 April mass protest in Malaysia for clean and fair elections has taken a somewhat violent turn, the cause for which has become a matter of mutual recrimination between its organisers and the authorities. Realpolitik will eventually decide the outcome
The Political Mobilization of the Christian Community in Malaysia
Get PDFSpanning Malaysia’s post-independence period and using the repression-mobilization nexus as a key theoretical framework, this study outlines how its Christian community delicately and simultaneously defends its religious rights without being construed as anti-Islam in the face of state-led “Islamization”. This study charts the changes in the community's resistance tactics by primarily focusing on the 1980s to the contemporary period while considering subnational differences between East and West Malaysia. It explains why it adopted a non-partisan and non-violent approach despite targeted repression. In outlining the interplay between a minority community’s mobilization and national-level contestation, it focuses especially on the role played by the Christian elites. Additionally, it raises key questions that remain relevant in the study of contentious politics: How do minority communities in semi-democratic contexts protect their rights? What are their options and constraints for resistance? And how do changes in the political environment mould their strategy and resistance tactics
The “Allah” issue revisited
No full textThe Malaysian Court of Appeal ruling on the “Allah” issue contradicts the Cabinet Ten-Point Solution, a decision that allows the usage of the word “Allah” by Christians in East Malaysia. The controversy continues to divide Malaysians while it pacifies the Muslim community
Islamisation in Malaysia : Shariah, custody and justice
No full textContradictory rulings by Civil and Shariah Courts on the case of a child’s custody had brought the issue of Islamisation to the fore again. The parallel legal systems and continues Islamisation in Malaysia will complicate matters of justice in Malaysia
GE13 and the rural-urban divide : a blurring line
No full textThe conventional rural-urban categorisation may be useful in analysing Malaysia's 13th general election. However, such classifications have become obscure. Institutional challenges will also continue to skew the weight of each vote
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