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Perak State Assembly: The Neo-Melaka tree
And on that historic day of March 3, 2009, They sat and met under a tree. And the tree turned yellow.
Azly Rahman’s Contribution
Zombie politics, Zimbabwe-styled
http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-is-isa.htmlIn a Malaysian hypermodern age of “zombie politics” in which everyday becomes the night of the living dead and a last Strolling Bones-bash in a horrifying picture show wherein Texas Chainsaw murderers run amuck to the music of Michael Jackson’s thriller played backwards, the best defense lies within oneself.
The Platonic cave in each and every human being called “public servant”/”elected representative” must be a theatre of existentialism in which the absurdities of “zombie politics” must be rationally challenged.
The origin of Ketuanan Melayu/Malay dominance/demanded-sense-of-superiority
http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2008/12/origin-of-ketuanan-melayumalay.html By Dr Azly Rahman Thursday, December 18, 2008 Cinematography and special effects ala George Lucas and Steven Spielberg or Hong Kongs’s Golden Harvest production have made it possible to give modern viewers a better and more engaging sense of what heroism and tribalism means. Pages from Sejarah Melayu/Malay Annals can be made to come … Read more
Dr. Azly’s speech at Harvard, March 2008
By Dr. Azly Rahman Will be speaking on educational reform, etc. to Malaysian students (UMNO New York-New Jersey Club) in upstate New York in early November. Bakri Musa will be there too. Wassalam, azly.
When tomorrow comes
By Dr Azly Rahman Monday, September 15, 2008 “The only permanent thing is change” – Lao Tzu During Mahathirism in the 1980s – change management ideology pervaded the psyche of the civil service sector. The ideology was enculturalised by the corporate sector and universities picked up the trend and fashioned it into their mission statement, … Read more
To RPK, Teresa and ISA detainess from Azly
document.write(parent.prscreen) By Dr Azly Rahman September 15, 2008 To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferhe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say … Read more
Greetings from Penang Restaurant
Greetings from Penang Restaurant My dear friends and comrades in the audience and in cyberspace, Many thanks Dr. Lim Teck Ghee for his willingness to read my note of thanks on the occasion of the launching of the website of The Center for Policy Initiatives. Teck Ghee and I had a vision that the center … Read more
Malaysia’s educational reform: can the yellow states lead the way?
Malaysia’s educational reform: can the yellow states lead the way? By: Azly Rahman “To evolve into wiser individuals with enquiring minds, we must ask questions and reflect upon the answers suggested to us. If we are afraid to ask questions, our mind and consciousness will be owned and manipulated by those who think they … Read more
With whom will the army stroll?
With whom will the army stroll? Azly Rahman From: ILLUMINATIONS, Malaysiakini No man is an island, entire of itself; MCPX every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, … Read more
Smart schools vs. Sick schools
Smart schools vs sick schools Azly Rahman From ILLUMINATIONS, Malaysiakini I read this excerpt of a MCPX AFP news story below with disgust. ‘… One-third of Malaysia’s schools do not have water and electricity, a minister said, pledging to fix the problem by 2010…. ‘Deputy Education Minister Razali Ismail told Bernama that all 9,806 … Read more