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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... official or national involvement, the government agencies to which I have contributed my share include the Government Parliamentary Committee (Education), the National Heritage Board, and the School Curriculum Review Committee (Ministry ...
... official or national involvement, the government agencies to which I have contributed my share include the Government Parliamentary Committee (Education), the National Heritage Board, and the School Curriculum Review Committee (Ministry ...
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... official data revealed that Malays constituted the largest households with monthly income under the national median, even the officially sanctioned Malay self-help body, Mendaki, had to concede publicly that 'the Malay community is ...
... official data revealed that Malays constituted the largest households with monthly income under the national median, even the officially sanctioned Malay self-help body, Mendaki, had to concede publicly that 'the Malay community is ...
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... official statistics and advisories continue to paint a discomforting picture of the Malay situation. The prime ... officially sanctioned Malay body Mendaki, in 2010, also admitted other worrying facts and trends: continuation of ...
... official statistics and advisories continue to paint a discomforting picture of the Malay situation. The prime ... officially sanctioned Malay body Mendaki, in 2010, also admitted other worrying facts and trends: continuation of ...
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... official mindset to the Malays' identity aspirations? Will the PAP leaders oblige the community's hunger for a more representative and legitimate Malay political leadership? The above issues are rendered even more pressing given the ...
... official mindset to the Malays' identity aspirations? Will the PAP leaders oblige the community's hunger for a more representative and legitimate Malay political leadership? The above issues are rendered even more pressing given the ...
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... officially claimed? •. Given the initiatives by Malays themselves and the state to redress their plight, has there been a signal improvement in their educational, economic, religious, and leadership concerns? •. Why is the Malay ...
... officially claimed? •. Given the initiatives by Malays themselves and the state to redress their plight, has there been a signal improvement in their educational, economic, religious, and leadership concerns? •. Why is the Malay ...
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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