a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"UNGA Highlights: The ‘Disquiet’ World We Live In";s:12:"thePermalink";s:79:"https://www.islamicity.org/22091/unga-highlights-the-disquiet-world-we-live-in/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:86:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/United_Nations_Building_isp.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"syria|/topics/syria";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 30 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 30, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Habib Siddiqui|/by/habib-siddiqui";s:5:"theID";i:22091;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"18 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"The 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened amid simmering tension in the Middle East over recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, which Saudi Ara......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"UNGA Highlights: The ‘Disquiet’ World We Live In";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:89:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=mahathir-mohamad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:72:"Mahathir Eyes White House Invitation as Repression Continues in Malaysia";s:12:"thePermalink";s:105:"https://www.islamicity.org/1194/mahathir-eyes-white-house-invitation-as-repression-continues-in-malaysia/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Abdar-Rahman Koya";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"mahathir mohamad|/topics/mahathir-mohamad";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 16 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 16, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:39:"Abdar-Rahman Koya|/by/abdar-rahman-koya";s:5:"theID";i:1194;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:455:"The beleaguered Mahathir regime in Malaysia appears to have a knack for finding strategies that have unintended effects. In its latest campaign to silence the opposition, ten more people, including Nik Adli Nik Abdul Aziz, the son of PAS chief Nik Abdul Aziz, were abducted in the first week of August under the notorious Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows indefinite detention without the need to produce detainees in court or furnish evidence. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:72:"Mahathir Eyes White House Invitation as Repression Continues in Malaysia";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:89:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=mahathir-mohamad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:65:"An Epic in the Making? The Other Side of the Mahathir-Anwar Story";s:12:"thePermalink";s:96:"https://www.islamicity.org/887/an-epic-in-the-making-the-other-side-of-the-mahathir-anwar-story/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Farish A. Noor";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"malaysia|/topics/malaysia";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 29 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 29, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:32:"Farish A. Noor|/by/farish-a-noor";s:5:"theID";i:887;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"23 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:441:" Writing history is as much a question of style as it is of facts. One can write the history of a person, a nation or an event according to a number of stylistic modes and tropes. The choice of style in turn decides whether the history in question becomes an epic, a farce or a tragedy. But sometimes the facts of history themselves can determine how that history is written, for they are themselves ironic and tragic in their own way. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:65:"An Epic in the Making? The Other Side of the Mahathir-Anwar Story";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:89:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=mahathir-mohamad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"Kudos to ISNA for Cancelling Malaysian PM";s:12:"thePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/678/kudos-to-isna-for-cancelling-malaysian-pm/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Faisal Kutty";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"anwar ibrahim|/topics/anwar-ibrahim";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 24 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 24, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Faisal Kutty|/by/faisal-kutty";s:5:"theID";i:678;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:620:"Kudos to the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) for having the courage to stand up for justice. Monday's announcement that ISNA was officially withdrawing its invitation to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was one anxiously awaited by many who felt anger by his most recent witch-hunt of Anwar Ibrahim. ISNA had originally invited the Malaysian Prime Minister to be a keynote speaker and award recipient at the annual convention's first ever Islamic Trade Fair. The invitation to the September 1 to 4 conference in Rosemont, Illinois would have certainly put a serious dent in ISNA's growing popularity.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"Kudos to ISNA for Cancelling Malaysian PM";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:89:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=mahathir-mohamad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Mahathir: Backtracking on Democracy";s:12:"thePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/452/mahathir-backtracking-on-democracy/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Munawar Anees";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"elections|/topics/elections";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 6 1999";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"December 6, 1999";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Munawar Anees|/by/munawar-anees";s:5:"theID";i:452;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:300:"Chief Executive of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf in a message to Mahathir Mohamed on his re-election has stated that it "is a testimony to the deep confidence reposed by the Malaysian people in his leadership." This statement constitutes a highly ill-conceived and ill-informed diplomatic nicety.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"Mahathir: Backtracking on Democracy";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:89:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=mahathir-mohamad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"Mahathir Muhammad: Mubarak of the East?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/441/mahathir-muhammad-mubarak-of-the-east/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"hosni mubarak|/topics/hosni-mubarak";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 29 1999";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 29, 1999";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Ali Asadullah|/by/ali-asadullah";s:5:"theID";i:441;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:327:"Leading up to Egypt's most recent elections it was all but decided that Hosni Mubarak would tack another six years onto his 18-year tenure at the helm of Egyptian politics. Now, two months later and several thousand miles away, Mahathir Muhammad seems poised to mimic Mubarak's performance. Could he be the Mubarak of the East?";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:39:"Mahathir Muhammad: Mubarak of the East?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:89:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=mahathir-mohamad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:64:"Jefferson vs Mahathir: How the West came to this Muslim's Rescue";s:12:"thePermalink";s:94:"https://www.islamicity.org/339/jefferson-vs-mahathir-how-the-west-came-to-this-muslims-rescue/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:6:"iViews";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 15 1999";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 15, 1999";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"iViews|/source/iviews";s:5:"theID";i:339;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:200:"Munawar A. Anees, a scholar and cultural critic who founded and edited the prestigious journal, Periodica Islamica, is back in the United States since his release two months ago from a Malaysian jail.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:64:"Jefferson vs Mahathir: How the West came to this Muslim's Rescue";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:89:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=mahathir-mohamad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"Mahathir: Saint to some; sinner to others";s:12:"thePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/338/mahathir-saint-to-some-sinner-to-others/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Zakariya Wright";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"human rights|/topics/human-rights";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 14 1999";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 14, 1999";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Zakariya Wright|/by/zakariya-wright";s:5:"theID";i:338;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:205:" Malaysian Prime Minister Muhammad Mahathir is a controversial figure. Criticized for his human rights record and praised for his resistance towards western hegemony in Asia, Mahathir is hard to define. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"Mahathir: Saint to some; sinner to others";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:89:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=mahathir-mohamad";}