Rowena Abdul Razak

Rowena Abdul Razak received her doctorate in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford. She is currently Lecturer in Cold War History at Queen Mary University of London. She has published widely on British-Iranian relations, Iranian labor history and Malaysian-Iranian relations.

Culture

Prologue: The Story of Ya

Dina Zaman, Rabiatul Adawiyah Yusoff, Rowena Abdul Razak · April 3, 2025

Ya, an African slave from Mecca, recalls her life in Terengganu, revealing a hidden chapter of local history.

Diplomacy

Malaysia and the Middle East’s Expanding War

Rowena Abdul Razak · November 6, 2024

The war has revealed the difficulty Malaysia has always faced between support for Palestine and its desire to be close to the West.