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COMMENT | Malay-Muslim civil society works to bridge racial divides
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COMMENT | Our recently celebrated Malaysia Day commemorates something quite interesting.

There are very few instances in history where different territories come together to form a new country.

It is likely that the opposite is more common: where a single country breaks up to form separate entities.

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For me, the momentous coming together of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and our long-lost sibling Singapore is an even more significant event than Merdeka itself.

‘Coming together’ is a great theme for Malaysia Day itself, especially given how fragmented and divided we have become as a nation. One of these big divisions is of course within the... 


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