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WaAllahu’alam …, Kassim Ahmad

Only Allah knows why those who seek the "Truth" in Islam often have ominous ends.

Video: wrap up of Indonesia presidential election

Ross Tapsell looks at the result of Indonesia's presidential election with Ariel Heryanto and Edward Aspinall.

Kassim Ahmad and the ulama

Muslims do not need the ulama?

Kassim Ahmad – The long agony of Malaysia’s Al-Hallaj

Kassim Ahmad - a genuine intellectual.

The People’s Tribunal on GE13

The People's Tribunal's found that that there are systemic flaws in the laws, processes and institutions entrusted to manage elections in Malaysia.

Open Letter Condemning the Thai Constitution

"Thai Citizens Against Dictatorship" with their open letter condemning the interim constitution.

A citizen’s president

Gerry Van Klinken on the limits and possibilities of a Jokowi presidency.

Presidential election a page turner

Why Jokowi's election win matters and what comes next for Indonesia's seventh president.

Interview with Angie Ngoc Tran

Ivan Franceschini talks to Angie Ngoc Tran about how to improve the working and living conditions of Vietnamese workers

The local-merit President

Wawan Mas’udi charts Joko Widodo’s meteoric rise from furniture maker to president

Thailand’s Constitution: An Empty Text

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, a constitutional law scholar, asks why did it take two months to write an empty text?

Idul Fitri: the view from Yogyakarta

Angie Bexley with a selection of choice shots from Idul Fitri.