Rifts Appearing in Malaysia's Islamic Party
Strains are building in Malaysia’s Parti Islam se-Malaysia, the formerly conservative Islamic wing of Pakatan Rakyat, the three-party opposition coalition headed by the embattled Anwar Ibrahim, over the party’s fundamentalist roots.
The growing split could have ominous implications for the coalition’s ability to take on the Barisan Nasional, or ruling na…
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