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Diaspora: The Story of the South Asian Muslim Diaspora in Southeast Asia Today
The role played by Indian Muslims in the history of the Malay Archipelago in general and early Malaya and then Malaysia in particular has been recognized by various scholars as largely unrecorded. This pioneering work by well-known Malaysian political scientist and historian Professor Farish A. Noor, Senior Fellow at Nanyang Technological University Singapore, will help to close this historical gap, As economic, cultural as well as religious activities of Indian Muslims in the region are covered, this well-researched book, drawling on sources from archives in the wider region, is an introduction to this topic and may also serve as an impetus for others to research these areas in greater details.
500 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
About the author
Farish A. Noor
23 books106 followersDr. Farish Ahmad Noor (born 15 May 1967 in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia) is a Malaysian political scientist and historian and is presently a Senior Fellow at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. At the NTU he is part of the research cluster on the contemporary development of trans-national religio-political networks across South and Southeast Asia, where he is studying the phenomenon of Muslim, Christian, Hindu and Buddhist religio-political mobilisation in the public domain.
He was formerly attached to Zentrum Moderner Orient (Centre for Modern Oriental Studies) in Berlin, Germany, Sciences-Po Paris, the Institute for the Study of Muslim Society (ISIMM, Ecole des haute etudes et sciences sociale, EHESS), Paris and the International Institute for the Study of the Muslim World (ISIM), Leiden, Netherlands. Dr. Noor's teaching credits include the Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, University of Malaya, the Institute for Islamic Studies, Free University Berlin, Sunan Kalijaga Islamic University (Jogjakarta), Muhamadiyah University Surakarta and Nanyang Technological University presently.
At NTU/RSIS he teaches two courses: (1) History, Society and Politics of Malaysia and (2) Introduction to Discourse Analysis. The first is part of the RSIS area studies curricula (which also covers Indonesia) while the second is a foundational course in Philosophy of Language, Linguistics and Semiotics with a heavy emphasis on Critical Theory as developed by the Essex School of Discourse Analysis.
He received his BA in Philosophy & Literature from the University of Sussex in 1989, before studying for an MA in Philosophy at the same University in 1990, an MA in South-East Asian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, before completing his PhD at the University of Essex in 1997 in the field of governance and politics.
Dr Noor also runs a research site www.othermalaysia.org along with Dr Yusseri Yusoff, which looks at the history of Malaysia from an alternative, deconstructive angle and which attempts to demonstrate the constructiveness and contingency behind historical development, particularly of nation-states from the pre-colonial to post-colonial era.
Over the past ten years he has also been researching the phenomenon of transnational and translocal religio-political movements, including missionary movements such as the Tablighi Jama'at and its networks from South to Southeast Asia; as well as the development of religio-politics in South and Southeast Asia, looking at the rise of Muslim, Christian and Hindu political-religious revivalism in particular.
His other interests include antiques and material history, and he has written about the plastic arts of Southeast Asia, focusing on things such as the Indonesian-Malaysian keris to the development of woodcarving and architecture.
Farish has also appeared in the semi-documentary film The Big Durian (film), directed by Amir Muhammad.
He was formerly attached to Zentrum Moderner Orient (Centre for Modern Oriental Studies) in Berlin, Germany, Sciences-Po Paris, the Institute for the Study of Muslim Society (ISIMM, Ecole des haute etudes et sciences sociale, EHESS), Paris and the International Institute for the Study of the Muslim World (ISIM), Leiden, Netherlands. Dr. Noor's teaching credits include the Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, University of Malaya, the Institute for Islamic Studies, Free University Berlin, Sunan Kalijaga Islamic University (Jogjakarta), Muhamadiyah University Surakarta and Nanyang Technological University presently.
At NTU/RSIS he teaches two courses: (1) History, Society and Politics of Malaysia and (2) Introduction to Discourse Analysis. The first is part of the RSIS area studies curricula (which also covers Indonesia) while the second is a foundational course in Philosophy of Language, Linguistics and Semiotics with a heavy emphasis on Critical Theory as developed by the Essex School of Discourse Analysis.
He received his BA in Philosophy & Literature from the University of Sussex in 1989, before studying for an MA in Philosophy at the same University in 1990, an MA in South-East Asian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, before completing his PhD at the University of Essex in 1997 in the field of governance and politics.
Dr Noor also runs a research site www.othermalaysia.org along with Dr Yusseri Yusoff, which looks at the history of Malaysia from an alternative, deconstructive angle and which attempts to demonstrate the constructiveness and contingency behind historical development, particularly of nation-states from the pre-colonial to post-colonial era.
Over the past ten years he has also been researching the phenomenon of transnational and translocal religio-political movements, including missionary movements such as the Tablighi Jama'at and its networks from South to Southeast Asia; as well as the development of religio-politics in South and Southeast Asia, looking at the rise of Muslim, Christian and Hindu political-religious revivalism in particular.
His other interests include antiques and material history, and he has written about the plastic arts of Southeast Asia, focusing on things such as the Indonesian-Malaysian keris to the development of woodcarving and architecture.
Farish has also appeared in the semi-documentary film The Big Durian (film), directed by Amir Muhammad.
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September 11, 2020
Saya kira siapa saja yang membaca buku Farish A Noor dah tentu belajar sesuatu yang baru. Katanya dalam pembentangan tentang buku terbarunya,
“Kita masih hidup dalam bayang-bayang kolonial kurun ke 19”
Baru saya tahu suatu masa dulu Lautan Andaman dan Teluk Bengal merupakan satu ruang yang sangat penting yang mana berlaku pertukaran idea dan budaya disini antara Tanah Besar India dan Negeri-negeri disebelah sini (Asia Tenggara) atau dikenali dulu dengan nama Suvarnabbhumi.
Sampai sekarang pun hubungan ini masih jelas terasa lagi-lagi dalam konteks politik-agama. Tapi segala kekacauan ini sebenarnya tidak berlaku secara tiba-tiba tetapi sudah terstruktur sejak beratus tahun. Kesan pemerintahan kolonial dengan polisi-polisinya yang memecahbelahkan telah digunapakai oleh semua bekas negara jajahan.
Gitulah secara ringkas, kalau nak banyak kenalah baca buku ni. Saya sarankan dan boleh dapatkan di laman web Malaysia Social Research Institute.
P/s : slide ke kiri untuk lihat jadual yang telah disempitkan penjajah untuk mengkelaskan kita sbg satu kaum padahal kita sebenarnya dari latar adat kaum yang beragam suatu masa dulu. Tujuannya untuk menjadikan penduduk peribumi sebagai instrumen kerja mereka untuk mentadbir dan menjarah hasil bumi.
Kesannya terasa sampai sekarang...
“Kita masih hidup dalam bayang-bayang kolonial kurun ke 19”
Baru saya tahu suatu masa dulu Lautan Andaman dan Teluk Bengal merupakan satu ruang yang sangat penting yang mana berlaku pertukaran idea dan budaya disini antara Tanah Besar India dan Negeri-negeri disebelah sini (Asia Tenggara) atau dikenali dulu dengan nama Suvarnabbhumi.
Sampai sekarang pun hubungan ini masih jelas terasa lagi-lagi dalam konteks politik-agama. Tapi segala kekacauan ini sebenarnya tidak berlaku secara tiba-tiba tetapi sudah terstruktur sejak beratus tahun. Kesan pemerintahan kolonial dengan polisi-polisinya yang memecahbelahkan telah digunapakai oleh semua bekas negara jajahan.
Gitulah secara ringkas, kalau nak banyak kenalah baca buku ni. Saya sarankan dan boleh dapatkan di laman web Malaysia Social Research Institute.
P/s : slide ke kiri untuk lihat jadual yang telah disempitkan penjajah untuk mengkelaskan kita sbg satu kaum padahal kita sebenarnya dari latar adat kaum yang beragam suatu masa dulu. Tujuannya untuk menjadikan penduduk peribumi sebagai instrumen kerja mereka untuk mentadbir dan menjarah hasil bumi.
Kesannya terasa sampai sekarang...
November 17, 2019
Diaspora by Farish Noor is a page turner! In this book, the author argues that religion and culture in Southeast Asia (SEA) is closely linked to South Asia due to fluid transboundary movement and thus any changes that happen to the Indian subcontinent as a result of global phenomena will have a ripple effect on SEA too.
Although the main focus is on South Asian Muslim diaspora, the book surely feels more than that as the author takes time to focus in and out of a subject, living up to years of research prior to publishing the book.
The idea that one's identity is complex and non-homogenous has always been central in Farish Noor's works. It's precisely because of that his works are my favorite because it reminds us that we were much more cosmopolitan in our outlook and make up in the past rather than confined to ethnic construct of the colonial era. This is perhaps the most important book on SEA that should be read by all!
Although the main focus is on South Asian Muslim diaspora, the book surely feels more than that as the author takes time to focus in and out of a subject, living up to years of research prior to publishing the book.
The idea that one's identity is complex and non-homogenous has always been central in Farish Noor's works. It's precisely because of that his works are my favorite because it reminds us that we were much more cosmopolitan in our outlook and make up in the past rather than confined to ethnic construct of the colonial era. This is perhaps the most important book on SEA that should be read by all!
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