Abdul Razak Baginda (pic) spoke about jihad, the current clamour for an Islamic state by some Muslims around the world, and the various responses from state authorities. DR ABDUL Razak Baginda, the defence analyst who was acquitted in the murder case of a Mongolian beauty more than a year ago, said he has rediscovered Islam after his harrowing experience.
Now based at Oxford University, he has been doing research on the religion and has given lectures in halls and mosques in Britain about political Islam and the radicalisation of young Muslims.
'Praise God, I went through it (the murder case) because I think my two-year experience in custody helped me to look at things differently,' said Dr Abdul Razak, 50, who now has a paunch and is sporting a beard.
'I think that is instrumental. Otherwise I would not go on this path. I am trying to be a better Muslim,' he told reporters after delivering a talk in Singapore yesterday. The one-hour talk entitled 'Radical Islam and the New Caliphate' was hosted by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
When questioned, he declined to say much about politics or Islam in Malaysia. But he described Malaysia's version of Islam as 'shallow', with the state controlling what it deems to be right.
Yesterday was the first time that the senior associate member at St Anthony's College in Oxford has spoken in public in this part of the world since he left for Britain after his acquittal in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case.
1 comment:
Well, he can always make friends with the Malaysian Sheikh Dr Mohd Afifi al Akiti Lecturer at Oxford.
It would also be a good thing for him to go and meet Private Investigator Balasubramaniam who is in London.
Good luck.
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