Chandra Muzaffar is a

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political scientist, and an Islamic reformist and

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. He has written on civilization

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, Malaysian politics and

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Career

Muzaffar was the first Director of the Centre for Civilisational Dialogue at the University of Malaya, in

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. He then became the Noordin Sopiee Professor of Global Studies at the University of Science (USM) in

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. From 1977 to 1991, he founded Aliran Kesedaran Negara (Aliran); a multi-ethnic reform group in Malaysia for justice, freedom and solidarity. He later became the president of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST), a

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(NGO) that aims to raise public consciousness on the moral and intellectual basis of global justice.

Works

* ''Protector'' (1979) * ''Universalism of Islam'' (1979) * ''Islamic Resurgence in Malaysia'' (1987) * ''Human Rights and the New World Order'' (1993) * ''Alternative Politics for Asia: A Buddhist-Muslim Dialogue'' (1999) * ''Rights, Religion and Reform'' (2002) * ''Global Ethic or Global Hegemony?'' (2005) * ''Hegemony: Justice; Peace'' (2008) * ''Religion & Governance'' (2009) * ''Politics in Asia: A Buddhist-Muslim Dialogue''

Election results

References

External links

"Muzaffar, Chandra" in Oxford Islamic Studies Online

International Movement for a Just World
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