Think Beyond Borders: Malay Studies at NUS
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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 […]
MENDAKI Commemorative Book: Malay Community have shown progress in education; middle-class groups urged to do more to help
(Article is in Malay Language) Thursday, 10 October 2019, BERITA Mediacorp Buku Peringatan MENDAKI: Masyarakat Melayu sudah tunjukkan pendakian dalam pendidikan; lebih ramai golongan pertengahan digesa tampil hulur bantuan Oleh: UMMU RABBISYFINA ABDUL HAMID SINGAPURA: Sepanjang 37 tahun sejak penubuhan Yayasan MENDAKI, badan tersebut sudah mengatur pelbagai bentuk program dan bantuan bagi mempertingkatkan masyarakat […]
FASS Awards 2019
The annual FASS Awards Ceremony celebrates the pursuit of excellence across all domains, academic and non-academic achievements alike. From Special Book Prizes and Gold Medals for high-performing undergraduates to the FASS Student Leadership Award (#FSLA) which rewards leadership in extra-curricular activities, the Faculty’s bid to cultivate well-rounded students is an unceasing one. Our heartiest congratulations […]