Think Beyond Borders: Malay Studies at NUS
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The Kebaya is a cultural icon; the traditional attire of a nation
By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies).
Writer Na Tien Piet, a Peranakan Chinese, skilled in verse
By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies).
NUS students’ production ‘Memori’ explores grief and loss of loved ones; nearly all tickets sold
A review of “MEMORI”, a performance staged by the NUS Malay Language Society (PBMUKS, Persatuan Bahasa Melayu University Kebangsaan Singapore) on 20 and 21 June 2025, by Mediacorp producer Syazwani Sanep (alumna, NUS Malay Studies ’22).
Hari Raya Haji, a pinnacle of spiritual and humanitarian struggle
Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee, NUS Malay Studies.
#Minimosque: Cov-Eid as Image, Event, and Archive
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of mosques in Singapore, preventing Muslims from gathering for communal prayers and rituals. Projects such as “Living with COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: Personal and Visual Experiences of Crisis, Control, and Community”, the NUS Asia Research Institute’s crowdsourced visual archive on pandemic life in Southeast Asia attempted to organise the […]