General elections 2013 : religion as a permanent variable in Malaysian politics?

• Main Author: Farish A. Noor
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101025; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18321
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This general election will see the growing role of religion in politics. But if in the past it was Islam, the assertiveness of the other faith communities is emerging as a factor too as they begin to claim their rights and identities.