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 — […]
‘Abusive’ public officials
To me, the word ‘idiocrat’ is my coinage for writing columns in Malaysiakini since about a decade ago. It describes those with power but falsely assume that “such authority alone” can resolve issues within any modern civil society setting; when others are equally smart, ie, we are all more aware as a community. The coinage […]
