Singapore Malays: Being Ethnic Minority and Muslim in a Global City-StateThe Malay population makes up Singapore's three largest ethnic groups. This book presents holistic and extensive analysis of the 'Malay Muslim story' in Singapore. Comprehensively and convincingly argued, the author examines their challenging circumstances in the fields of politics, education, social mobility, economy, leadership, and freedom of religious expression. The book makes a significant contribution to the understanding of Muslims in Singapore, and the politics of a Malay-Muslim minority in a global city-state. It is of interest to researchers and students in the field of Singaporean studies, Southeast Asian Studies and Islam in Asia. |
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... (Today 3 June 2010: 7). The World Economic Forum picked Singapore as having the world's best education system, while other international rankings placed the Republic to be first for city infrastructure and also the most transparent.1 ...
... (Today 3 June 2010: 7). The World Economic Forum picked Singapore as having the world's best education system, while other international rankings placed the Republic to be first for city infrastructure and also the most transparent.1 ...
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... Today, the Malay/Muslim community in Singapore is still far from happy. Many do not feel themselves part and parcel of the wider Singaporean society. They do not feel that they have a place in this Republic, that their presence is ...
... Today, the Malay/Muslim community in Singapore is still far from happy. Many do not feel themselves part and parcel of the wider Singaporean society. They do not feel that they have a place in this Republic, that their presence is ...
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... today's challenges – led him to identify not only the amorphous and ever-changing nature of the term but also the Malays' fear of their potential loss of identity over time. In turn, Lily Zubaidah Rahim showed the import of geopolitics ...
... today's challenges – led him to identify not only the amorphous and ever-changing nature of the term but also the Malays' fear of their potential loss of identity over time. In turn, Lily Zubaidah Rahim showed the import of geopolitics ...
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... the world over, Malays today are not the 'pure' Malays of the past. The acceptance and practice of the Malay language (Bahasa Melayu) and the Muslim religion (Islam) by peoples who 20 Introduction, overview and literature review.
... the world over, Malays today are not the 'pure' Malays of the past. The acceptance and practice of the Malay language (Bahasa Melayu) and the Muslim religion (Islam) by peoples who 20 Introduction, overview and literature review.
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Contents
PART II The Malay plight examined | 43 |
PART III Sources of the Malay plight | 97 |
what is to be done? | 127 |
Hussin Mutalib books articles talks seminars and conferences 19862010 | 154 |
StateMalay tensions since the 1980s a sample | 157 |
ethnic preferences in the resale market for HDB flats | 158 |
Notes | 159 |
Bibliography | 190 |
Index | 201 |
Other editions - View all
Singapore Malays: Being Ethnic Minority and Muslim in a Global City-state Hussin Mutalib Limited preview - 2012 |
Singapore Malays: Being Ethnic Minority and Muslim in a Global City-State Hussin Mutalib No preview available - 2014 |
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