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A better understanding of Islam is needed suggests Clive Kessler.

A new volume of poetry by Zubaidah Johar powerfully recounts the experiences of women in Aceh’s troubled past and uncertain future.

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly re-opens old discussions about the study of Thailand in Australia

Des Ball offers an assessment of recent criminal matters involving the Border Patrol Police

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly reflects on recent efforts to clamp down on free academic expression

Greg Lopez suggests that New Mandala readers might want to come and meet a "very dangerous" Malaysian woman.

Carlos Sardi├▒a Galache weighs in to the vigorous debate about the Rohingya and their status as a "national race"

Benjamin Day examines what the Formula One calendar reveals about shifts in global power

Doug Krugman suggests Thailand and Cambodia need reminding that renewed violence would not be welcome

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s 10-year rule leaves Indonesia with mixed fortunes and a controversial legacy, writes Marcus Mietzner.

Will the Abbot administration's approach to Malaysia be a wise one for Australia in the long run?

There is still a chance that Aung San Suu Kyi can become Myanmar’s next leader, reports Belinda Cranston.