Borders Case: JAWI’s Persecution of Nik Raina continues


March 15, 2015 Update READ THIS: Sisters in Islam condemns JAWI’s latest action against Nik Raina of Borders Malaysia http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/jawi-insulting-islam-with-latest-action-against-borders-staff-says-womens-g  Borders Case: JAWI’s Persecution of Nik Raina continues by Shazwan Mustafa Kamal http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/arrogant-jawi-again-renews-pursuit-of-borders-manager The Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department (JAWI) has appealed against the Federal Territory Shariah High Court’s February 26 decision to discharge Borders … Continue reading

JAWI-Borders Case Postponed Again: What’s Going on?


September 12, 2013 JAWI-Borders Case Postponed Again: What’s Going on? http://www.thesundaily.my/news/828721 PETALING JAYA (Sept 12, 2013): The Federal Territory Syariah Court has postponed the hearing of the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department’s (Jawi) case against Borders Books manager Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz for the third time. The case was to have been heard on … Continue reading

Borders-Nik Raina Case: Home Minister and JAWI differ


October 23, 2012 Borders-Nik Raina Case: Home Minister and JAWI differ by Hafiz Yatim(10-22-12)@http://www.malaysiakini.com While Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says the Federal Territory Islamic Department (JAWI) has jurisdiction to act against Borders bookstore manager Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz, an affidavit filed in the Syariah High Court by a prosecutor with JAWI is raising eyebrows.The … Continue reading

The Case for a Bold Economics


March 12,2019 The Case for a Bold Economics Mar 11, 2019  by Dani Rodrik Although economists are well positioned to imagine new institutional arrangements, their habit of thinking at the margin and sticking close to the evidence at hand encourages an aversion to radical change. But, when presented with new challenges, economists must envision new … Continue reading

The Rhetoric of David Cameron’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Libya


September 29, 2015 The Rhetoric of David Cameron’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Libya by John S Warren Deserting Libya: the rhetoric of British Foreign Policy If you care to read the British Government’s official advice to potential or actual visitors to Libya, which as at 26th September, 2015 is “Still Current”; you will find the … Continue reading

The Nik Raina Case: Time for JAWI to end its Persecution


June 24, 2015 The Nik Raina Case: Time for JAWI to end its Persecution by Mark Clements@ http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com When then Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced that Malaysia was already an Islamic state, alarm bells immediately sounded, yet no one could have imagined the consequences of such a declaration. It was September 29, 2001, at … Continue reading

Nik Raina Case: JAWI goes to Federal Court


January 30, 201 Nik Raina Case: JAWI goes to Federal Court by Hafiz Yatim@www.malaysiakini.com The government seems hell-bent on bringing Borders store manager Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz to book for selling a publication deemed controversial by religious authorities. On Wednesday, two days before the expiration date, the Federal Territory Islamic Department (JAWI), the Home … Continue reading

Justice is seen to be done : The case of Rosli Dahlan


November 24, 2014 Justice is seen to be done: The Case of Rosli Dahlan by Din  Merican ‎My young friend Rosli Dahlan has been in the news a lot lately. He defends cases which most Muslim lawyers won’t want to even touch with a 10 foot pole. He was the Borders lawyer who successfully declared … Continue reading

Kassim Ahmad and Borders: What more do you want, JAWI?


August 23, 2014 MUST READ this: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/judges-slam-islamic-authority-for-premature-raid-on-borders. Good news for Borders and its Lawyer Rosli Dahlan.–Din Merican The Persecution of Public Intellectual Kassim Ahmad and the continuing Borders Saga: What more do you want, JAWI? by Din Merican (August 22, 2014) Some weeks back I wrote about the persecution of Kassim Ahmad who was sensationally … Continue reading