MalaysiansGods

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  • InSeptember1998,AnwarIbrahimwassackedasDeputyPrime… InSeptember1998,AnwarIbrahimwassackedasDeputyPrimeMinisterofMalaysia.Hisexpulsionandsubsequenttrialforcorruptionandsodomytriggeredawaveofstreetprotestsbyhissupportersandthosewhowereagainsttheauthoritarianruleofthegovernment.Thelabelforthismovementanderawas'reformasi'(reformation).MalaysianGodstakesalookatseveralpivotalproteststhattookplaceintheyearfollowinghissacking.Iteschewsarchivefootageinfavorofinterviewswithpeoplewhoareliving,workinginorvisitingtheactuallocationsofthedemonstrations,aboutadecadelater.AlltheinterviewsaredoneinTamil,themainlanguageofthesmallestofthethreemajorethnicgroups.Whatdopeoplenowhavetosayabouttheirlives,hopesanddreams?Andhavethesocio-politicalmarkersofMalaysiansocietychangedallthatmuchsincethen?Writtenbyamirmu