Islamic governance in Malaysia : taking the cue from Brunei?

• Main Author: Yang Razali Kassim
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::Malaysia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102159; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19893
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Islamic governance is rising to the fore again in Malaysia as UMNO and PAS probe each for meeting points while competing for Malay/Muslim support. Shariah, or Islamic law, is emerging as a new issue catalysed by Brunei’s adoption of hudud, the Islamic penal code.