Institutions, Not Personalities
what kind of knowledge are we actually cultivating?
Institutions, Not Personalities
what kind of knowledge are we actually cultivating?
Adab, the Sacred, and the Crisis of Knowledge
what kind of knowledge are we actually cultivating?
Seyyed Hossein Nasr and the Civilisational Ethic of Theory R
The insertion of Article 121(1A) into the Federal Constitution in 1988 was intended to resolve a jurisdictional conflict. Instead, it produced one of Malaysia’s most persistent constitutional dilemmas.
Article 121(1A): How Political Compromise Became Constitutional Confusion
The insertion of Article 121(1A) into the Federal Constitution in 1988 was intended to resolve a jurisdictional conflict. Instead, it produced one of Malaysia’s most persistent constitutional dilemmas.
Malaysia Madani Through the Lens of Theory R
Malaysia stands at a moral crossroads. After decades of institutional drift, political fatigue, and public cynicism, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Malaysia Madani framework represents an attempt at civilisational renewal, not mere policy reform. But noble frameworks fail when they remain slogans. For Madani to succeed, it must become a moral operating system for governance. This is where Theory R — […]
Dear Umno, me ain’t ‘pendatang’
When the Federation of Malaya was born, I was in Standard 1 at the Ibrahim Primary School in Sungai Petani, Kedah. In fact, my father was already an elected town councillor. He stood as an Independent and beat the Umno candidate. I was trained in character and discipline at the Royal Military College, and got […]
What is modern extremism?
I am tired of extremism in any form; whether it is the ‘bigotry’ of Donald Trump, or the language of Islamic State (IS), or those of some Malays in Malaysia. Maybe the more important question is what is the bottom line we use to define extremism; as rational and moderate middle Malaysians? My view is […]
Trump, three strikes and you are out
I do not think Donald Trump was ever a serious sportsman when he was a younger boy. But I am equally sure that he definitely did play baseball when he was young; it is part and parcel of American culture; just like ice cream, apple pie, and motherhood. And mind you, in those days they […]
‘Weltanschauung’ and dignity
A comprehensive worldview is one fundamental cognitive orientation of any individual or society encompassing the entirety of the individual’s, or society’s knowledge, and/or an individual’s point of view and for convictions in life. It is both positive and normative. It is for the here and now, and it is also for the afterlife. A world […]
