Anwar Ibrahim

Q: Since gaining independence in 1957, which social cleavages have been important in shaping the identities of political parties in Malaysia? As is the case for many (relatively) new democracies, Malaysia’s electoral backdrop has been influenced by competing social cleavages since gaining its independence in 1957. But which social cleavages have been important in shaping the identities of political parties in Malaysia? This essay highlights which social cleavages have played an instrumental part

A. Case Study Tense ambivalence under Mahathir During Mahathir’s premiership (1981-2003), Malaysia enjoyed a cooperative relationship with the US on economic and security fronts. Politically, however, there has been much tension between the two states. On the economic front, the US has been one of Malaysia’s most important trading partners. In Mahathir’s final year as prime minister, the volume of two-way trade amounted to US$34,352.5 million , with the balance of trade in Malaysia’s favour.

The democratic process of Southeast Asian countries, such as Malaysia and Singapore, has seen very little significant changes from civil society action. While each of these countries have claimed to be democratic nations, there has been little change in terms of government rule since their independence. These civil society groups are ones that reflect the ideas and values of a group of people, in pursuit of a common goal. The changes that have resulted are in Malaysia and Singapore’s governments

Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating Student Name: Elliot Pavy Paul Keating was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996. Early Life Paul John Keating was born in Sydney on the 18th of January 1944. His parents are Matthew and Minnie Keating. He attended school at De La Salle College in Bankstown, where in his last year of 1958, he was awarded the Intermediate Certificate. Keating left school at the age of 15 to join the Australian Labor Party, beginning the next faze of his

My journey in the United States starts when I was selected to participate in a preparation program, called Mara American Degree Preparation Program, which include selected students across Malaysia and requires us to take college-level mathematics and English classes, as well as to organize and perform community outreach programs on our own. This program is one of the opportunity I took to achieve my ambition, that is to further my studies in Environmental Engineering field. After finishing this program

Michael Ogbeidi recounts that ‘the First Republic under the leadership of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the Prime Minister, and Nnamdi Azikwe, the President, was marked by widespread grand corruption’. Ogbeidi maintains that ‘government officials looted public funds with impunity. Federal Representative and Ministers flaunted their wealth with reckless abandon… Politically, the thinking of the First Republic Nigerian leadership class was based on politics for material gain; making money and living

and he was transferred to the U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas. The Group Responsible for the Attack It is still undetermined if Al Qaeda was directly responsible to the Fort Hood Shooting. It is known that Hasan was in contact with Anwar al Awlaki, a known Al Qaeda supporter/member for months before the Fort Hood attack. The FBI Agents in San Diego had been investigating Awlaki, a former San Diego resident, for his possible connections to the 9/11 hijackers. During their investigation

Humor and Language Humor is elusive, inexplicable phenomena, often the best medicine for our psychological problems and issues. Humor language is rarely discussed; we will explore later on the reasons why humor is avoided in schools, the types of humor and its benefits. At times we overlook humor as an important element in teaching and using it as a tool to contribute to a positive environment for learning, humor for some is considered to be synonyms of disorder and chaos. ”I’m not going to start

“The definition of the “Middle East” as a category, is very much dependent of the existence of a “West”” (Alsayyad, 2011). What defines the term western and what makes a populace considered western? The term “western” derives from the idea of European modernization, from cities such as London or Paris. Under this modernization the cities adapted to new technologies, such as transportation and road systems. Western culture was introduced; culture referring to “that complex while which includes

control which makes us believe there are other sources and roots of domestic terrorism. Terrorism is not only on certain days or years; terrorism is an everyday fear. “American Jihad” is an American story about a citizen who belonged to Al Qaeda name Anwar Awlaki who terrorized Boston and Florida. “Born in New Mexico, he had a strong rapport with the American Muslim youths at his mosque, thanks to a fluid use of the English language (not a given with Islamic religious leaders, even in the U.S.) and his