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The Downfall of Malaysia’s Ruling Party

The Downfall of Malaysia’s Ruling Party

Journal of Democracy, Vol 29(4), 114 - 128 October 2018 General elections in May 2018 saw the downfall of controversial prime minister Najib Razak—and an end to the monopoly on power enjoyed by the ethnonationalist United Malays National Organization (UMNO) for the...

Apostasy and Islamic Civil Society in Malaysia

Apostasy and Islamic Civil Society in Malaysia

ISIM Review 20 / Autumn 2007 In Malaysia, legal definitions of the religious category “Muslim” and ethnic category “Malay” imply each other. Consequently, Muslims who have renounced Islam find themselves in an abyssal legal zone. The legal intricacies and the media...