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Prof Tommy Koh: Don’t let ‘religious politics’ pollute Singapore
(Article is in Malay Language) Wednesday, 18 September 2019, BERITA Mediacorp Prof Tommy Koh: Jangan biarkan ‘politik agama’ cemari S’pura Oleh: AFIQAH HUSSAIN SINGAPURA: Dalam dunia kontemporari, malangnya sesetengah ahli politik mempergunakan agama untuk mencetuskan keadaan huru-hara baik di dalam mahupun luar negara. Maka itu Singapura, yang berpegang teguh kepada prinsip yang tidak mahu …
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FOCUS: What are the characteristics that shapes the identity of the ‘Malay Women of Singapore’?
(Article is in Malay Language) Sunday, 15 September 2019, BERITA Mediacorp FOKUS: Apakah ciri-ciri yang membentuk identiti ‘Wanita Melayu S’pura’? Oleh: UMMU RABBISYFINA ABDUL HAMID BERITAmediacorp: Sekiranya anda ditanya, apakah ciri-ciri yang membentuk identiti wanita Melayu Singapura, apa agaknya jawapan anda? Sebenarnya apa dan siapa dia ‘wajah’ wanita Melayu Singapura? Dalam bahagian ketujuh dan …
New Publication: Islam in Malaysia : An Entwined History by Khairudin Aljunied
Khairudin Aljunied, Islam in Malaysia: An Entwined History, UK: Oxford University Press, 2019 This book surveys the growth and development of Islam in Malaysia from the eleventh to the twenty-first century, investigating how Islam has shaped the social lives, languages, cultures and politics of both Muslims and non-Muslims in one of the most populous Muslim …
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Hamka and Islam: Cosmopolitan Reform in the Malay World by Khairudin Aljunied
Khairudin Aljunied, Hamka and Islam Cosmopolitan Reform in the Malay Word, Cornell University Press, 2018 Since the early twentieth century, Muslim reformers have been campaigning for a total transformation of the ways in which Islam is imagined in the Malay world. One of the most influential is the author Haji Abdul Malik bin Abdul Karim …
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The Civilisational and Cultural Heritage of Iran and the Malay World: A Cultural Discourse by Syed Farid Alatas and Abdolreza Alami (eds.)
Syed Farid Alatas and Abdolreza Alami (eds.), The Civilisational and Cultural Heritage of Iran and the Malay World: A Cultural Discourse, Malaysia: Gerakbudaya, 2018 The development of Islamic civilisation in the various regions of the world was, and is, a complex process which has attracted the attention of many researchers. The Muslim world can be …
The Malays in Multi-Religious ASEAN: Protecting Identity; Upholding Integrity (Saturday, 12 May 2018)
Inaugural Syed Hussein Alatas Memorial Lecture Speaker: Dr Chandra Muzaffar Date : Saturday, 12 May 2018 Time : 11:00am – 2:00pm Venue : The Pod, National Library, 100 Victoria Street, Singapore 188064 [wmd-buttons style=”flat” button_color=”#1279b5″ font_color=”#ffffff” size=”1″ border_radius=”4″ position=”left” target=”_blank” ls-id=”5d9d75c2366f8″][wmd-buttons-button label=”Opening by A/P Yaacob Ibrahim, Guest of Honour” link=”https://blog.nus.edu.sg/mlsnews/files/2018/04/Opening-Remarks-by-Dr-Yaacob-Ibrahim_12-May-2018.pdf”/][wmd-buttons-button label=”Speech by A/P Noor Aisha, …