Indonesia, the state with the largest Muslim population in the world, is in a process of continuous societal transformation. From the perspective of Media and Communication Studies, recent political developments towards an increasingly consolidated democratic system are of great interest. The comparison with Germany may
Hi Alka! Hi, Markus. Let me introduce the two others first: This is Saima, our Editor-in-Chief, and this is Yap Khai Qing, a journalism student at Xiamen University Malaysia. Hi Sama, hi Khai, nice to meet you guys. I think Saima wants to go first,
During a class on international communication at Xiamen University Malaysia in this winter semester, three students presented on Emily Erikson’s book “Between Monopoly and Free Trade” – a fresh look at the English East India Company that tries to explain the company’s success. Emily’s thesis:
This is the first episode of our new series ‘Virtual Classroom’. It consists of a Q & A between Karl-Heinz Pohl, author of a text on “Chinese and Western values”, and 21 students from Xiamen University Malaysia, who have been carefully studying it – most
Professor Pohl, it seems that the media reporting on the Hong Kong protests is terribly biased. On the one hand are ‘Western’ media organizations that emphasize the topic of freedom, on the other hand are the official Chinese media that talk about chaos, disorder and
At The Cooler Lumpur Festival, they believe that discussion and dialogue is the hallmark of any great society. Hear, hear! They trust in “the irresistible and contagious power of a great idea and the latent potential it holds to inspire awareness, change and transformation” –
They’re back: the Freedom Film Fest collective, a not-for-profit body established to support and develop social documentary filmmaking, returns to PJ Live Arts, Jaya One in Kuala Lumpur. Happening for one week, from 21 to 28 September, FFF will show the latest award-winning films, highlighting
Is this your first time in Pakistan? Yes, it’s my first time in Pakistan. How do you like it? I like Pakistan very much and what I like has more to do with how I see people getting along with each other than