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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Historical Imagination and Cultural Responses to Colonialism and Nationalism: A Critical Malay(sian) Perspective by Azhar Ibrahim
Azhar Ibrahim, Historical Imagination and Cultural Responses to Colonialism and Nationalism: A Critical Malay(sian) Perspective, Malaysia: Gb Gerakbudaya Enterprise Sdn Bhd, 2017 History conditions the way that society discusses its problems. Treating history as a form of ‘imagination’, Azhar Ibrahim invites readers to probe the colonialist and nationalist tampering, suppression, and distortion of narratives on […]
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 […]