A.M. MuffazThinking in response to a celebrant’s view of Islam’s emancipatory message for womenOne of my Christmas presents last year was Women in the Qur’an: an emancipatory reading by Asma Lamrabet (translated by Myriam…9 min read·Jul 3, 2021--4--4
A.M. MuffazDemocracy died to a monarchyIn the span of just two weeks, Malaysia’s great experiment with a more-than-usual democratic government was dissolved by its King, the…7 min read·Mar 16, 2020----
A.M. MuffazCreepsOne of the most pernicious aspects of racism in Malaysia is that most people agree it doesn’t exist. Put differently, they might begin to…6 min read·Apr 30, 2017----
A.M. MuffazMalaysians Exiting Pt. 2: Opiates for Islamism’s MassesIn mid-2015, news broke out that 1MDB, a massive, state-owned sovereign wealth fund set up and chaired by Malaysia’s current Prime…11 min read·Dec 23, 2015--2--2
A.M. MuffazMalaysians Exiting: How Logic Flew Out the WindowEarlier this month, I read that fifteen families held capital assets worth about 76% of Malaysia’s GDP (The separation of ownership and…10 min read·Aug 10, 2015----
A.M. MuffazThe fundamentals of immodestyOr how calling conservatives moderate does not make them so10 min read·Jun 9, 2014----
A.M. MuffazThe ungrateful MalaysianPart 2: How citizenship as a privilege shapes fundamentalist nationalism20 min read·Mar 21, 2014----
A.M. MuffazThe ungrateful MalaysianPart 1: Pirate princes, scattered kingdoms and lost majesty9 min read·Feb 25, 2014----