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Inside Religion, Nationalism, and Academic Freedom in Malaysia

Inside Religion, Nationalism, and Academic Freedom in Malaysia

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Dr. Ahmet Kuru of San Diego State University joins the pod to analyze the fusion of religion, nationalism and populism. How did this combination lead to his interrogation by security forces while on a trip to deliver scholarly lectures in Malaysia? And what lesson does this troubling incident hold for the broader relationship between religion and democracy, in Asia and beyond?

Kuru on his "Malaysia ordeal": https://theconversation.com/my-malaysia-ordeal-shows-how-religion-can-fuse-with-populist-nationalism-to-silence-dissent-221936

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