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Title:
Singapore Malays : being ethnic minority and Muslim in a global city-state
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Series:
Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 45
Publication Information:
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2012
Physical Description:
xviii, 204 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780415509633

9780203118023
Abstract:
"The Malay population makes up Singapore's three largest ethnic groups. This book provides an analysis of the debates on religion, politics and citizenship of Malay Muslims in contemporary Singapore. Comprehensively and convincingly argued, the author examines their disadvantaged circumstances in the fields of politics, education, social mobility, and freedom of religious expression."--publisher's description

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Summary

The 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.


Author Notes

Hussin Mutalib is a senior Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore. His research interests are Ethnic and Minority Politics, Politics of Singapore, Malaysia and the Middle East, Political Islam in Southeast Asia and Politics in the Muslim World.


Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction
1 Introduction: The 'Malay Plight' Defined, and Objectives and Approach of Study
2 Historical Overview of 'Malays' and their Progress Post-Independence
3 The 'Malay Plight'
Part 2 The 'Malay Plight' Examined
4 The Socio-Economic Plight
5 The Question of Islamic Identity
6 The Leadership Plight
Part 3 Sources of the Malay Plight
7 Secondary Sources: 'Minority Syndrome', Historical Legacies, Globalization
8 Primary Source: The State
Part 4 The Future of Malays: What is to be Done?
9 Roles of Malays and the State
10 Conclusion
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