Think Beyond Borders: Malay Studies at NUS
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*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, …
Friday Evening Talk: Sovereign Women in a Muslim Kingdom: The Sultanahs of Aceh, 1641-1699 (Friday, 22 November 2019, 7pm)
Join A/P Sher Banu at Ngee Ann Auditorium, Asian Civilisations Museum on Friday 22 November 2019 at 7pm. This is a public event organised by the Friends of the Museums Singapore. The series of free Friday evening talks offering fascinating insights into diverse topics. Click on the Facebook Events link here for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/966367493718322/
The voices of ‘suppressed’ indigenous Malays in Singapore before 1867 unfolds in exhibition
(Article is in Malay Language) Monday, 11 November 2019, BERITA Mediacorp Suara-suara pribumi Melayu ‘ditindas’ sebelum 1867 dirungkai dalam pameran Oleh: UMMU RABBISYFINA ABDUL HAMID SINGAPURA: Acara memperingati 200 Tahun Singapura bukan hanya membuka ruang untuk memberi pengiktirafan kepada para pemimpin Melayu yang menyumbang kepada pembangunan negara, malah ia juga memberi kesedaran dan pengajaran tentang …