ISLAM DAN POLITIK DI MALAYSIA: SATU PENELITIAN AWAL TERHADAP SEJARAH, PERGOLAKAN DAN PERJUANGAN POLITIK HARAKAH, 1987-2007

This article aims to analyze two aspects. First, the historical development of Harakah. Second, the Harakah political role and its contribution to the development of politics and Islam in the context of political democratization and controversial democracy in Malaysia. The main questions which this article wishes to address are: how did political crisis scenario influence the reputation of Harakah; and why Harakah could act as an alternative newspaper during the national political crisis since the late 1990s?