Digital authoritarianism: protecting Islam in multireligious Malaysia

• Main Author: Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2023
• Subjects: JC49 Islam and Politics; JQ715 Politics and Government in Malaysia
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/103109/2/103109_Digital%20authoritarianism%20protecting%20Islam.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/103109/3/103109_Digital%20authoritarianism%20protecting%20Islam_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/103109/14/103109_Digital%20authoritarianism_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/103109/; https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/1/87/pdf?version=1673250482; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14010087

Mahathir Mohamad’s autocratic leadership over Malaysia for decades has left the country with a reputation for being, at best, a hybrid system. The country witnessed the rise of the internet during Mahathir’s first term as prime minister, which led to the establishment of the Malaysian Communications...