The citizens of Malaysia have voted for their Government since independence in 1957. Since then, the country has developed from an agricultural colony into a modern, middle-income country.

How has Islam lived with democracy in Malaysia? Is it really a democracy, or is it all just a facade?

Have the different ethnoreligious groups gotten along? Is Malaysia a model of multiculturalism?

This photo essay explores these issues by examining a recent election in Malaysia.

 

Text & Photos:

Nuno Santos & Sudhir Vadaketh

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An old Muslim democracy ?
My vote's with him
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