Zakir Naik and Freedom of Expression: Lessons Beyond Liberalism
by Ahmad Fuad Rahmat I am not a fan of Zakir Naik. His approach to Islam is intolerant and shallow. His popularity is all the more unearned when we look at the sheer dryness of his rhetoric. Where Malay preachers must at least be humorous or charismatic for mass appeal, Zakir Naik is just simplistic. […]