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What is Malay Studies?

The Department of Malay Studies at the National University of Singapore produces undergraduate and graduate students of high quality with broad knowledge of the developments and problems in the Malay world of Southeast Asia and beyond. The department also actively engages in research on a wide range of issues concerning the Malay world from a multi-disciplinary perspective, promotes exchanges with centres of Malay studies worldwide, and encourages the development of new and alternative approaches to the understanding of Malay history, economy, politics, society and culture.

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August 26, 2017

Singapore Chronicles: Malays by Noor Aisha Abdul Rahman and Azhar Ibrahim

Noor Aisha Abdul Rahman & Azhar Ibrahim, Singapore Chronicles: Malays, Straits Times Press, 2017 This work offers a glimpse of the Malay community as it adapted to its minority status and responded to the myriad challenges of historical, social and political changes. Unlike among the Chinese and the Indians, there is remarkable cohesiveness within the community …

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January 3, 2017

Oral History Course by the National Archive of Singapore (NAS)

The National Archive of Singapore (NAS) will be embarking on an oral history project on the Malay/Muslim community of Singapore in 2017. The aim is to document significant aspects of Malay-Muslim history, culture and institutions. The project is part of the nation-building efforts at preserving the historical and social memory of Singaporeans in the context …

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January 3, 2017

Oral History Course by the National Archive of Singapore (NAS)

The National Archive of Singapore (NAS) will be embarking on an oral history project on the Malay/Muslim community of Singapore in 2017. The aim is to document significant aspects of Malay-Muslim history, culture and institutions. The project is part of the nation-building efforts at preserving the historical and social memory of Singaporeans in the context …

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September 26, 2015

Radicals: Resistance and Protest in Colonial Malaya by Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied

Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied, Radicals: Resistance and Protest in Colonial Malaya, Northern Illinois University Press, 2015 Radicals tells the story of a group of radical Malay men and women from ordinary social backgrounds who chose to oppose foreign rule of their homeland, knowing full well that by embarking on this path of resistance, they would …

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September 26, 2014

Contemporary Islamic Discourse in the Malay-Indonesian World: Critical Perspectives by Azhar Ibrahim

Azhar Ibrahim, Contemporary Islamic Discourse in the Malay-Indonesian World: Critical Perspectives, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD), 2014 While many books have probed the role of Islam in political and social change in Southeast Asia over the past three decades, few have focused on the power of the religious discourse itself in shaping …

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September 23, 2013

Family Ambiguity and Domestic Violence in Asia: Concept, Law and Strategy by Maznah Mohamad and Saskia E. Wieringa (eds.)

Maznah Mohamad and Saskia E. Wieringa (eds.), Family Ambiguity and Domestic Violence in Asia: Concept, Law and Strategy, UK: Sussex Academic Press, 2013 Domestic violence in Asia is explored in this analysis through questions of family ambiguity and the relationship between concept, law, and strategy. Comparative experiences in the Asian context enable an examination of …

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