by Sophie Lemière | Jul 9, 2025 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
Malaysia’s most famous political daughter must prove her worth or be left behind PARIS: Anyone who follows Malaysian politics knows the name Nurul Izzah Anwar. The eldest daughter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the 44-year-old newly elected deputy president of Parti... 
by Sophie Lemière | Apr 28, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Opinion Pieces
Photo: Annice Lyn/Getty Images After two decades of struggle for democracy, Anwar Ibrahim finally became the 10th prime minister of Malaysia last November. His election comes with very high expectations on human and civil rights reforms. However, after more than 100... 
by Sophie Lemière | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Opinion Pieces
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim addresses a session of Parliament on March 29, 2023. Credit: Twitter/Anwar Ibrahim Having finally scaled the pinnacle of Malaysian politics, will political compromises undermine Anwar’s dream of a genuinely democratic Malaysia?... 
by Sophie Lemière | Dec 21, 2022 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
TAMBUN, MALAYSIA – NOVEMBER 05: Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, also the leader of the Pakatan Harapan (Alliance Of Hope) coalition, greets supporters as he arrives to submit his nomination as a candidate on November 05, 2022 in Tambun, Perak,... 
by Sophie Lemière | Dec 6, 2022 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
Photo: Lisa Marie David – Pool/ Getty Images For his government to survive, Umno needs to pacify the hearts and souls of the Malays, ‘mission impossible’ in a context where PN leaders have openly declared themselves as the government-in-waiting....