Malaysia News News Malaysia » Religion: My Malaysia ordeal shows how religion can fuse with populist nationalism to silence dissent
(The Conversation) — Religion and nationalism were once ideologies at odds. Now, they are increasingly bedfellows, with populism often the glue. (The Conversation) — I hadn’t expected my book tour in ...
News Malaysia » Religion: Malaysia's top court invalidates state's Islam-based laws on incest, sodomy and other offenses
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The court said that the state could not make Islamic laws on those topics because they are covered by Malaysian federal law. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top ...
News Malaysia » Religion: In Malaysia, Religious Controversies Threaten Anwar Ibrahim’s Government
In his attempts to mollify Malay nationalists and Islamic conservatives, Anwar risks alienating his liberal and multi-ethnic support base. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (center) hosts the U.K ...
News Malaysia » Religion: Malaysia’s 3rd International Summit of Religious Leaders explores how faith can empower the youth
Malaysia’s 3rd International Summit of Religious Leaders explores how faith can empower the youth Religious leaders, scholars and students gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the Third International Summit ...
News Malaysia » Religion: Competing Sectarianisms in Malaysia
In July, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity government, through Minister for Religious Affairs Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, introduced the new Mufti Bill for the Federal Territories. The bill, the ...
News Malaysia » Religion: Malaysia: A Land Of Tolerance, Economic Development, And Political Stability – Analysis
Malaysia stands today as one of Southeast Asia’s most compelling examples of how a multiethnic, multi-religious society can balance economic growth, political stability, and cultural pluralism. Since ...
News Malaysia » Religion: 1. Religious landscape and change
Among the six countries surveyed, Buddhists make up a majority in three (Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Thailand) and Muslims in two (Indonesia and Malaysia). Singapore, which ranks among the most ...
News Malaysia » Religion: 4. Religious practices
From the 98% of Indonesians who say religion is very important in their lives to the 96% of Cambodians who burn incense, people in the countries surveyed generally appear to be highly religious, based ...
News Malaysia » Religion: My Malaysia ordeal shows how religion can fuse with populist nationalism to silence dissent
I hadn't expected my book tour in Malaysia to end with a confrontation with men who identified themselves as police in a Kuala Lumpur airport. I arrived in the Muslim-majority country in early January ...