Articles
Implications of the Madani Islam, Ketuanan Islam and Institutional Islam in Malaysia
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi || 31th January 2023 In this article, I will explain what I know, understand and fear from the the three approaches to Islam in Malaysia that competes against each other for the Malay Muslim […]
THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DRAGS ISRAEL TO THE WORLD COURT
Chandra Muzaffar || Jan 5, 2023 The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted last week to refer Israel to the International Court of Justice (World Court) for its on-going violation of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination […]
Blurb for “The Unpublished Letters of Muhammad Asad”
By Abdar Rahman Koya & Ahmad Farouk Musa Muhammad Asad is arguably one of the 20th century’s greatest Muslim thinkers from the West. However, those who have followed his career through his books and writings know that no contemporaneous Muslim […]
Kemanusiaan Dalam Beragama: Persoalan Asas & Kritikan Sosial
Oleh: Abdul Rahman Sayuti || 19 Disember 2022 Agama mempunyai bahasa universal yang melampaui batas perkauman, tempat dan pengalaman kolektif tersendiri. Agama juga boleh menjadi pembatas yang eksklusif bagi sesuatu kumpulan, tempat atau kaum dengan masyarakat yang lain. Persoalan di […]
The Absence of Principles Marks a Half-Century of Burma’s Opposition
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
