Sumatra’s ecological disasters are the lethal byproduct of extractive industries and the systemic denial of indigenous land rights.
Scholars
The Federal Court’s ruling in favour of SIS Forum (Malaysia) sparked a wave of backlash. Responses from state and Islamist actors reveal not a defence of pluralism, but a panic to preserve fatwa authority as sacrosanct.
A Qur’an burning incident sparks debate on free speech limits, engineered hate and the profitable “Islamophobia Industry”.