Modern Muslim Identities: Negotiating Religion and Ethnicity in Malaysia Spirit and social justice is largely

and social justice is largely absent from the country’s reform agenda

poverty reduction

and courage

wealth and wonders by Chris Baker (Bangkok Post

One can admire the skill of the Angkorian artists at close proximity for their imaginative portrayal of this ancient narrative of struggle and conflict

Modern Muslim Identities: Negotiating Religion and Ethnicity in Malaysia Spirit and social justice is largelyBy Gerhard Hoffstaedte 2011, 287 pp, 15x23 cm. This book explores a central tension in identity politics how the state, civil society and people in general may want to create and maintain cultural, religious and social cohesion but paradoxically their practices in everyday life often run counter to this. Malaysia is no exception. Here, a political elite maintains a hegemonic system of control and cultural dominance but must juggle political pressure