Most Muslim-majority countries have legal systems that enshrine both Islam and liberal
rights. While not necessarily at odds, these dual commitments nonetheless provide legal …

Compelling and original, this book offers a unique insight into the modern Islamic
corporation, revealing how power, relationships, individual identities, gender roles, and …

Drawing on original survey research, this study examines how lay Muslims in Malaysia
understand foundational concepts in Islamic law. The survey finds a substantial disjuncture …

Linguistic landscapes have proven to be intriguing foci of sociolinguistic research in and of
themselves, given language in public spaces indexes broader sociolinguistic processes …

Background. Malaysia is a multilingual country with a rich linguistic diversity both on the
level of four standard languages and even more spoken vernaculars including two creoles …

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia offers a broad, analytical survey of
Malaysia. It provides a comprehensive survey of significant topics in Malaysian politics …

Malay-Muslim men who have sex with men (MSM) are marginalized and hidden in Malaysia,
a predominantly Muslim country in southeast Asia. We explored the policy, network …

In embodying a beautiful woman who reveals herself to be a terrifying undead vampire, the
pontianak surely manifests a misogynistic fear of women as monstrous figures who must be …

Abstract In 2013, the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013–2025 (Pre-school to Post-
Secondary Education) was launched. Section 3 focussed on ensuring that, in Islamic …

Malaysia's electoral process is among the most extensively manipulated in the world. In
nearly every aspect, the process is biased towards the dominant UMNO-led coalition and …