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Public Lecture Series | Yang Merangsang dan Yang Menggiur
[PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES] Yang Merangsang dan Yang Menggiur: Cerita dari sebuah Syair Join speaker Faisal Tehrani and moderator Azhar Ibrahim as they discuss about the manuscript ‘Syair Raja Tedung dengan Raja Katak’. This talk will be delivered in Malay. *** Pada pertengahan abad ke-19, sebuah manuskrip berjudul ‘Syair Raja Tedung dengan Raja Katak’ ditemukan oleh …
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Malay Studies Graduation Celebration
A/P Noor Aisha from the Malay Studies Department had written for the AlumNUS on the department’s recent online graduation celebration. She mentioned prominent alumni that have also participated in the event to provide advice to the graduating cohort and to share the experiences they had with the department. Do give it a read here!
*NEW* MINOR IN ASIAN STUDIES (COMMENCING SEMESTER 1, AY 2020/2021)
The Minor in Asian Studies will be of interest to students across all faculties who seek to develop a critical awareness of Asia in terms of it socio-economic, political, language and cultural features and trajectories. The programme utilizes an array of multidisciplinary perspectives and intellectual traditions to bring a multifaceted, inter-Asia approach to the dynamics …
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Malay Studies Alumni Sharing Session
Monday, 17 February 2020 — 11 undergraduates majoring in Malay Studies and 11 young graduates from the same department met for a brief session on academic life and post-graduation plans at the Asian Studies meeting room. The alumni shared their personal experiences on how to effectively apply for jobs amid the current economic climate, and …
New Publication: The Divine Bureaucracy and Disenchantment of Social Life: A Study of Bureaucratic Islam in Malaysia by Maznah Mohamad
Maznah Mohamad, The Divine Bureaucracy and Disenchantment of Social Life: A Study of Bureaucratic Islam in Malaysia, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 This book traces the expansion of Islamisation within a modern and plural state such as Malaysia. It elaborates on how elements of theology, sacred space, resources, and their interactivity with secular instruments such as legislative, …