For those interested in political science: I have discussed the concept of path dependence in government institutions several times. Basically, in historical institutionalism, a policy, structure or rules tend to be retained from its founding or initial development. Because stable…
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RIYADH: Mereka dilihat merakam video berjalan mengeliling Kaabah, mencium al-Hajar al-Aswad, bertenggek dekat Bukit Safa atau Bukit Marwah, atau berdiri dekat kubah hijau Masjid Nabawi. Demam selfie “kini menjangkiti” jemaah dan pengunjung Masjidil Haram dan Masjid Nabawi sejak beberapa hari…
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MEREKA sanggup menggadai jiwa dan menjual maruah sebagai wanita demi memuaskan nafsu anggota militan IS di medan perang di Syria. Itulah pengorbanan segelintir wanita, termasuk tiga wanita warga Malaysia, kononnya bagi ‘berjihad’ dengan memenuhi keperluan batin anggota militan itu. Mereka…
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who co-founded the ruling Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP), has long been accused by opponents of eroding the secular values of the modern Turkish state. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, a close Erdogan ally, said…
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KUALA LUMPUR: A 26-year-old doctor from Malaysia who claimed she has travelled to Syria to join the jihadist movement revealed the realities of being married to an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) fighter on social media accounts, which…
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