In the northern reaches of the modern Thai nation-state, along the borders of Myanmar and Laos, people have been on the move since ancient times following seasonal migration routes, pursuing trade, and making new settlements. […]
In this essay, I reflect on how moderate Muslims in Indonesia came to terms, in late 2002, with George W. Bush’s zealous preparations to attack Iraq. The topic is quite important, as Indonesia is well […]
Dalam tulisan ini, saya mencoba merefleksikan sikap kalangan Islam moderat dalam menanggapi rencana pemerintah Geoge W. Bush yang sangat berapi-api untuk menyerang Irak, dua tahun lalu. Ini penting sekali karena Indonesia selama ini dikenal sebagai […]
Economic growth in the developing world is increasingly viewed as more than a rise in GDP or a healthy balance of payments. Since the early 1990s, international donor agencies have made efforts to ensure not […]
On the 8th of October, 2002, members of different non-governmental organizations and student groups met at the headquarters of the modernist Muslim organization Muhammadiyah in central Jakarta to set off on an anti-war demonstration outside […]
First I would like to express appreciation towards the movement within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to develop a high quality and relevant basic education system, including the madrasah that will prepare students […]
It has been said that a country’s foreign policy is an extension of its domestic policy. This is indeed relevant to our understanding of Malaysia’s relations with the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and its […]
Islam and Democracy: Fear of the Modern WorldFatima Mernissi, trans. Mary Jo LakelandNew York / Addison-Wesley / 1992 Can Islam, a religion revealed in 6th century Arabia, be compatible with democracy, a product of the modern […]
Malaysia: Islam, Society and PoliticsVirginia Hooker and Norani Othman, editorsSingapore / ISEAS Series on Islam, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies / 2003 This collection of essays has been prepared as a tribute to Clive S. […]
The Pondok and the Madrasah in PataniHasan MadmarnBangi / Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press / 1999 The study of traditional Islamic institutions in Southern Thailand has not received much systematic and scholarly attention. Institutions such as […]
The Transformation of Chinese Society in Postwar Singapore: Localizing Process, Regional Networking, and Global Perspective战后新加坡华人社会的嬗变：本土情怀，区域网络，全球视野刘宏(Liu Hong)Xiamen / 厦门大学出版社(Xiamen Daxue Chubanshe) / 2003 Liu Hong’s recent Chinese-language monograph, published in the Xiamen University Press series on Southeast Asia and […]
Defeatism is an internalized feeling of defeat, a melancholic mournfulness that eventually imprisons one in a dark web. It is like a labyrinth or a path that splits endlessly. Taking a lesson from the bitter […]
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