11. The PAS–BN Conflict in the 1990s: Islamism and Modernity

Malhi, Amrita

doi:10.1355/9789812305220-013

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“…Although the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional coalition has held together and continues to dominate politics in Malaysia, it became clear in the 1990s that changes in the architecture of the coalition and of Malaysian politics in general were creating new anxieties for Malaysian political actors (Malhi 2003). In particular, discontent over the legacy of the race-based structure of politics in Malaysia, a structure consciously cultivated since independence and cemented as a result of the horrific race riots of May 13, 1969, was changing the nature of the Barisan Nasional alliance and creating new challenges and political headaches for the UMNO leader and prime minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed (Gagliano 1970;Goh 1971;Soong 2007).…”

Section: Domesticating Space: the Theater Of Malaysian Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making Space for Islam: Religion, Science, and Politics in Contemporary Malaysia

Zook¹

2010

J of Asian Stud

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In October 2007, Malaysia celebrated sending its first astronaut into space, as part of a cooperative venture on board a Russian space mission. As Malaysia's first astronaut was a Muslim, the Malaysian government commissioned, through its Department of Islamic Development, a project to create a definitive set of guidelines for the practice of Islam in outer space, specifically on board the International Space Station. What may on the surface appear to be a practical exercise in clarifying religious practice reveals upon closer examination to be a complex restructuring of Malaysia's domestic and international politics, with the role of Islam as the catalytic and somewhat controversial centerpiece.

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Section: Domesticating Space: the Theater Of Malaysian Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%