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During Trump’s administration, the United States has introduced a peace plan in the Middle East known as the “Deal of the Century” (DOTC). The DOTC was a plan to propose a “solution” for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The plan has invited criticisms following Trump’s administration which recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. What was the content of the peace plan and how will it be implemented? Why such a decision has been taken by Trump? Will Joe Biden, who is now replacing Trump as the US President, continue with the DOTC plan? To answer these questions, this paper aims to examine the content of the deal and analyze its impacts on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and stability in the Middle East region. To achieve this objective, critical content analysis has been made on the DOTC peace plan as well as existing reports and studies related to DOTC. Basically, the content of the DOTC peace plan gave more advantage to Israel, which indicates the US’ pro-Israel attitude. The deal will further complicate the peace process between Israel and Palestine because it only benefits one side. In addition, the DOTC also has the potential to cause a remapping process of the Middle East and invite the involvement of regional powers. This paper argues DOTC as a failed project because it was unable to attract the stakeholders to the negotiation. The deal is expected not to be continued by Biden who is likely to come up with his own peace plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Conservatism is a political philosophy that tends to preserve traditions and reject drastic change. Türkiye has a long experience of political conservatism due to the Kemalists’ radical secularization. The Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi-AK PARTİ) is an entity that recently champions political conservatism in Türkiye. Despite having many differences, Türkiye and Malaysia share similarities as progressive, modern, and democratic Muslim countries. This paper aims to discuss AK PARTİ’s political conservatism and analyze to what extent it can be made as an example for the sustainability of Islam in Malaysia. To fulfill this objective, primary and secondary sources related to AK PARTİ’s conservatism discourse have been referred to be used as the basis of analysis of lessons that can be taken for the sustainability of Islam in Malaysia. The comparative analysis method has also been used to compare the context of Türkiye and Malaysia to understand the limitations of lessons that Malaysia can learn based on the experience of conservatism in Türkiye. As a party with a conservative democratic ideology, AK PARTİ manages to uphold political conservatism within the context of modern democracy. This success results from a synthesis between the demands of conservatism and democracy. The political conservatism in Türkiye can be made as an example for Malaysia, especially in preserving Islam as the federal religion, the existence of the king institution, the Malay-Muslim identity, and the true essence of Islam as a societal-unifying force. This paper argues that in the Malaysia context, conservatism is an important political philosophy to be upheld in order to preserve the harmony and stability of the plural society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The history of harem institution has been a subject of interest among researchers on the Ottoman era for the reason of extraordinary involvement of women in administrative affairs of Ottoman politics, military and international relations. The emergence of some prominent Ottoman female figures such as Hurrem Sultan, Kosem Sultan and Turhan Sultan proved that the harem institution is very significant and dynamic.Therefore, the purpose of this article is to study the history of the Ottoman harem institution in general, besides analysing related issues on its role in the social and political aspects. This research uses a qualitative approach through the methods of historical study and content analysis, in gathering and analysing information from relevant materials and academic sources. From the results of the study, this research argues that the main role of the harem institution in the social aspect is the segregation of women to assigned spaces. In the political aspect, the harem has a significant effect on Ottoman administrative affairs, particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries. The harem institution was responsible for the continuity of administration, by giving birth to heirs for the throne and shaping a new dimension for the Ottoman’s international relations or external affairs through the role of diplomatic agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Arab League which was established in March 22, 1945 is an international governmental organization comprising 22 Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The organization was established from the idea of Arab nationalism (also known as Pan - Arabism), is an organizati on that aims to put an end to the domination of Europe in the administration of Arab countries in the Middle East and bring consensus among these Arab countries. Serve d as an organization that is responsi ble and involved in the issues such as political, ec onomic, cult ural and social of the country, the Arab League member states also faced with the current demands of globalization. This paper aims to discuss the history of Arab League involvement in confronting the issue of Palestine - Israel since the establi shment of the organization until current time. Palestine's membership in the Arab League started in the 1970s through the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to some extent attract the involvement of the Arab Leag ue in the Palestinian conflict with Isr ael. Overall, the writing of this study using qualitative research methods based on data retrieval and document analysis. The study shows that the Arab League involved in finding solutions to Palestine - Israel conflict , however it is less effective because the majority of the Arab states has established a diplomatic relation with Israel and recognized its status in the Middle East. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The issue of human rights is the main issue for every country around the world, including the rights of women in politics. Women's participation in politics and elections in Malaysia showed an improvement and change. They are capable and have the right to join political parties, including participating in the election as a candidate. This paper discussed the rights of women involved in the process of democracy and got their rights according to the Constitution of Malaysia. The focus of this study is to show how to support women's and interpret human rights in the context of political life in Malaysia through the involvement of women in the electoral process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]