Ex-Malaysian deputy premier Anwar to join John Hopkins University

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Ex-Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, who was released from prison after serving six years on graft and sodomy charges, will join the John Hopkins University as a visiting scholar, the university said.

As a senior visiting fellow, Anwar will present seminars on contemporary Southeast Asian politics, economic reform, Islam and democracy.

He is currently working on his prison diaries to be published later this year and a project examining democratization in the Muslim world, said Felisa Klubes, spokeswoman for the university's school of advanced international studies.

"He also will counsel students who wish to learn more about Southeast Asia and the Muslim world," she added.

Anwar will be attached to the foreign policy institute...