Mahathir's Islam: Mahathir Mohamad on religion and modernity in Malaysia

Mahathir Mohamad's legacy as Malaysia's longest serving prime minister (1981-2003) is deeply controversial. His engagement with Islam, the religion of just over half Malaysia's population, has often been dismissed as partisan maneuvering. Yet his willingness to countenance a more prom...

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Main Author: Schottmann, Sven (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Honolulu University of Hawaiʻi Press [2018]
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