- PHOTO TAKEN 27NOV05 - Spiritual leader of Malaysia's opposition Parti Islam se-Malaysia (PAS) Nik Aziz Nik Mat listens to the speech of [former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim (not in picture) in Pasir Mas, near Pengkalan Pasir, 500 km (310 miles) northeast of Kuala Lumpur], November 27, 2005. [Malaysia's ruling coalition sought to push the nation's fundamentalist Islamic party further into the political wilderness on Sunday with the start of its campaign for a crucial state by-election. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's Barisan Nasional coalition is contesting the December 6 poll in northeastern Kelantan state, the last stronghold of PAS, which rules the state legislature with a two-seat majority. The poll is a major test for PAS, which wants Malaysia to become an Islamic state based on the Koran but has been weakened by its poor showing in the general election.] Photo taken November 27, 2005.