Indian Muslims in Singapore: History, Heritage and Contribution, a newly released publication by Ab Razak Chanbasha, is an ambitious attempt to document the history and contributions of Indian Muslims in Singapore from the period of the arrival of the British to present day. This is no doubt a formidable task to achieve in eight chapters considering the depth and extent of contribution and influence that Indian Muslims have left and continue to create in Singapore.
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Book Review: Sikit-Sikit Lama-Lama Jadi Bukit
What does it mean to lose a place? In a capitalist city-state like Singapore where economic interests supersede sentimentality, nostalgia, or even history, where heritage sites are mowed over or revamped for a highway or a new shopping district, what does it mean to remember a place, except to participate in a kind of mourning?
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Perempuan: Muslim Women Speak Out
The anthology, Perempuan: Muslim Women In Singapore Speak Out, published late last year, is the first of its kind in Singapore. It showcases the diverse voices of Malay/Muslim women, who speak out about their experiences and struggles in navigating cultural and religious expectations within the community. The book is an effort by the Gender Equality IS Our Culture (GEC) programme that seeks to advocate for more gender-equitable interpretations of culture and Islam for women in Singapore.
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Protesting the Hero
After more than 30 years, the issues discussed in Shaharuddin Maaruf’s Concept of A Hero in Malay Society remains as pertinent now as when it was first published in 1984. The title in itself belies the depth of the book. Maaruf does not simply describe the conception of heroes within the Malay world, but uses the discussion around these heroes as a launching pad to critique the values or social philosophy of the Malay elite through the centuries, and up until the current times.
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Men In Charge?: Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition
In 2015, Musawah, a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, published Men In Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition (Oneworld 2015). The book is a product of a five-year Musawah Knowledge Building initiative that sought to critically engage with and re-think the two central juristic concepts of qiwamah and wilayah.
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