Toh Guru: "We are not the Taleban"
It could so happen that Toh Guru was born to oppose Mahathir Mohamad. Then again perhaps not. But for most of his life Toh Guru has taken an opposing stance to the Malaysian Prime Minister.
March 12, 2002
This Chairman of the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) has never bowed to political pressure from Mahathir. As a senior PAS figurehead, the 71-year-old is familiar with the strategies Mahathir employs to protect his political interests. One of the latest is the arrest of Islamic figures, including PAS members. From last December and January, no less than 30 were arrested and imprisoned without due legal process. One of them was Toh Guru's four
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