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My Malaysia ordeal shows how religion can fuse with populist nationalism to silence dissent

  • Written by Ahmet T. Kuru, Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
My Malaysia ordeal shows how religion can fuse with populist nationalism to silence dissentMalaysian Islamists rally in favor of sharia law on Nov. 20, 2023.Zahim Mohd/NurPhoto via Getty Images

I hadn’t expected my book tour in Malaysia to end with a confrontation with men who identified themselves as police in a Kuala Lumpur airport.

I arrived in the Muslim-majority country in early January 2024 to promote the Malay translation of...

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