A final say...


This writer hopes to pass the baton to younger thinkers and writers on the Malay psyche, which she says will remain an issue of interest as long as identity politics remain the mainstay of Malaysia’s government. — SHAARI CHEMAT/The Star

THIS will be my last essay on Malay-Muslims and Islam in public life.

One reason being I have smoke signals coming out of my ears, eyeballs, nostrils and head, for I have been writing about this topic since 2005.

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