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My research is on Islamic politics and social movements, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. I'm the author of "Islamic Education in Indonesia and Malaysia: Shaping Minds, Saving Souls" (Routledge, 2018). The book won the 2019 ICAS Book Prize for Colleagues' Choice Award for Social Sciences in Leiden. I also co-edited (with Rosalie Metro and Will Brehm) "Education and Power in Contemporary Southeast Asia" (Routledge, 2023). I received my PhD from the Australian National University.
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August 2009 - present
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April 2012 - June 2016
September 2005 - May 2007
January 1995 - May 1997
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The thesis explores the nature of the Islamic education systems in Indonesia and Malaysia and the different approaches taken by these states in managing these systems. Despite their close geographic and cultural ties, the two countries have dramatically different Islamic education, with that in Indonesia being relatively decentralized and discursiv...
This paper compares state Islamic orthodoxy in Indonesia and Malaysia by using Islamic education curriculum for senior high schools as my case study. I argue that Malaysian Islamic Development Agency (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia, JAKIM) in Malaysia has been more successful in exerting its orthodox values in the Islamic education curriculum than...
This article aims to look at the surprisingly positive results of the Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, PAS) in Malaysia's recent 14 th General Elections (GE14) and offers an analysis why the party had managed to defy the expectation of many pundits and polling agencies leading up to the GE14. While it is commonly agreed that mo...
This study critically examines the ideology shaping Malaysian television media during Malaysia's 2022 transition to its Unity Government. Focusing on Astro Awani and Berita RTM, a content analysis of visual news elements reveals a clear ideological bias that privileges the ruling coalition. Both networks predominantly featured visuals from governme...
When a city or state government undertakes a large-scale development project, such governments may initiate or support activities that foster participation of the inhabitants.
Dominant approaches to understanding Islamist politics tend to assume a uniform polity. Most notably, inclusion–moderation hypotheses presume Islamist parties are simply in or out: that the lure of office persuades radical Islamist groups to moderate their behaviour and ideologies to participate in elections. We suggest a different dynamic, in whic...
Whenever the Islamist party PAS comes to power in Terengganu, its political agenda has been to combine populist-type development programmes with the wish to turn Terengganu into a shariah-compliant state. Terengganu’s state budget is however heavily dependent on the federal government, to the tune of 80–90 per cent. This hinders the state governmen...
It is the aim of this article to assess Bersatu’s chances of going it alone in the event that Perikatan Nasional (PN) implodes. Unlike its current coalition partner Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), Bersatu has yet to compete on its own and therefore does not have a track record to which it can refer. At the moment, Bersatu is dependent on PAS’s grass...
This article argues that there are four conditions that create a conducive political climate allowing civil society and the media to hold the government accountable during the time of pandemic (2020–2021) i.e., the diagonal accountability: 1) the undemocratic formation of the Muhyiddin Yassin's government that lacked public mandate, which in turn m...
Ulama (religious scholars) have always been at the core of Malaysia’s Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party (PAS), and their leadership has been seen as a necessity for the party to keep to its political agenda. PAS may accommodate leaders and members with different backgrounds, but the top leadership positions are dominated by those versed in Islamic studies...
The Islamic political party Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, PAS) has governed the state of Kelantan on the northeastern coast of peninsular Malaysia for most of Malaysia’s post-independence history.• Until 2020, PAS functioned as an opposition party at the federal level, going against the government led by its long-time nemesis...
The recently concluded 15 th General Election in Malaysia saw a better-than-expected performance for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, which managed to win 74 seats, making it the second strongest after the Pakatan Harapan (PH) which gained 81 seats. PN's strong performance came at the expense of Barisan Nasional (BN), especially UMNO, particu...
The Islamic political party Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, PAS) has governed the state of Kelantan on the northeastern coast of peninsular Malaysia for most of Malaysia’s post-independence history. Until 2020, PAS functioned as an opposition party at the federal level, going against the government led by its long-time nemesis...
This chapter provides a snapshot of Indian women’s political participation in Malaysia through the lens of intersectionality. First, we present an overview of women’s participation in politics as represented by female candidates and elected members of the legislative body in the region and elsewhere. We then look at the participation of Indian wome...
This chapter provides a snapshot of Indian women’s political participation in Malaysia through the lens of intersectionality. First, we present an overview of women’s participation in politics as represented by female candidates and elected members of the legislative body in the region and elsewhere. We then look at the participation of Indian wome...
This research developed a learning model containing life based learning approach in education research course of Sociology Educa-tion, Malang University. ADDIE development model was applied in this re-search development process. This learning model was developed following the procedural principle in the research, thereby called CDAC (Constructing,...
How political parties finance their operations is not well regulated in Malaysia. There is no specific law that oversees the myriad ways political parties raise funds and to what purpose they are used. This stands in contrast to neighboring Indonesia and the Philippines, where there are laws that regulate party financing. As a result, corruption in...
It was a tumultuous year for Malaysia. As the country was experiencing the onset of the first wave of COVID-19 in late February 2020, the majority coalition, the Alliance of Hope (Pakatan Harapan) that formed the federal government at the time broke apart due to defections, symbolized by the so-called Sheraton Move. A new government led by the Nati...
This chapter begins with an overview of the emergence of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, in particular, the clusters that spike up the infection rate. It then considers the regulations, laws, and socio-economic measures implemented by the Malaysian government. The chapter evaluates the effectiveness of these measures and the challenges faced by the gov...
Part of an edited book "Southeast Asian Muslims: Integration and Indigenization," soon to be published by Brill.
This chapter is part of an edited volume titled "A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women’s Lived Experiences - Gender‐ethnic Intersectionality and Cultural Socialisation," soon to be published by Springer.
Strategic planning for higher education is vital because it becomes a reference in determining the direction of policy and organizational performance. To win the competition in gaining the market, strategic planning activities become the spearhead in determining the strategy to achieve the appropriate institutional goals. However, the implementatio...
A chapter draft for an edited book entitled "Covid-19 in Asia: Law and Policy Contexts," soon to be published by Oxford University Press.
The paper examines how the conceptualisation and materialisation of the third mission of the university affect scientific knowledge production in Malaysia. In light of scientific knowledge, the materialisation of the third mission will bring more interactions with respect to production, use, application, and exploitation of knowledge outside academ...
Illusions of Democracy: Malaysian Politics and People offers an up-to-date and broad analysis of the contemporary state of Malaysian politics and society. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, it offers a look at Malaysian politics not only through the lens of political science but also anthropology, cultural studies, international relations, polit...
Illusions of Democracy: Malaysian Politics and People offers an up-to-date and broad analysis of the contemporary state of Malaysian politics and society. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, it offers a look at Malaysian politics not only through the lens of political science but also anthropology, cultural studies, international relations, polit...
It's a chapter draft for the book project "Shifting to a New Constitutionalism? New Political Orders in Asia" organized by the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG).
This is a chapter draft for the "Handbook of Islamic Education," edited by Ednan Aslan, soon to be published in German by Springer.
A book chapter draft that is part of a regional research project by PPIM-Universitas Islam Negeri Jakarta and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) entitled "Role of Religious Education in Preventing Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia."
Secara teorinya, federalisme sebagai sebuah sistem tadbir urus membolehkan susunan kuasa yang seimbang antara kerajaan persekutuan dengan negeri-negeri komponen yang berautonomi, yang secara rasmi digariskan oleh perlembagaan. Walau bagaimanapun, dalam amalan yang sebenar, keseimbangan kuasa itu jarang berlaku. Di Malaysia, sistem persekutuan amat...
Despite their close geographic and cultural ties, Indonesia and Malaysia have dramatically different Islamic education, with that in Indonesia being relatively decentralized and discursively diverse, while that in Malaysia is centralized and discursively restricted. This book analyses the nature of Islamic education systems in Indonesia and Malaysi...
