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Sovereign Women in a Muslim Kingdom: The Sultanahs of Aceh, 1641-1699 by Sher Banu A.L. Khan
Sher Banu A.L. Khan, Sovereign Women in a Muslim Kingdom: The Sultanahs of Aceh, 1641-1699, Singapore: NUS Press, 2017 The Islamic kingdom of Aceh was ruled by queens for half of the 17th century. Was female rule an aberration? Unnatural? A violation of nature, comparable to hens instead of roosters crowing at dawn? Indigenous texts …
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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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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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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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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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 …