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 ...

The Islamist party PAS is ascendant, but Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's current response to the group risks doing more harm than good. This month's state elections saw broad electoral gains for the ...

This month’s state elections saw broad electoral gains for the Malay nationalist PN coalition, the result of years of far-right rhetoric and organizing. Supporters of Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party (PAS) ...

They govern the north, dominate the opposition and claim to soon be the undisputed home of Malay nationalism. Is Putrajaya next for PAS? Malaysia's next general election may well be decided by the ...

The conclusion of six state elections held in August 2023 provided a much-needed pause in Malaysian politics. Held nine months after the 15th general election (GE15) in November 2022, these elections ...

This issue is preventing our website from loading properly. Please review the following troubleshooting tips or contact us at [email protected]. Analysis: Ethnic Tensions Simmer Under Malaysia’s ...

(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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University (THE CONVERSATION) I hadn’t expected my book ...