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Singapore’s Malay (Muslim) community, constituting about 15 per cent of the total population and constitutionally enshrined as the indigenous people of Singapore, have had its fair share of progress and problems in the history of this country. While different aspects of the vicissitudes of life of the community have been written over the years, there has not been a singularly substantive published compendium specifically about the community – in the form of a Bibliography – available. This academic initiative fills this obvious literature gap. The scope and coverage of this Bibliography is manifestly comprehensive, encompassing the different sources of information (print or non-print) ...
The Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore anthology, a collection of twelve short stories by writers from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, indicates that literature connects nations, transcending geopolitical boundaries. For this anthology, writers and compositions that typically represented each nation were selected. Malaysia is represented by Azmah Nordin, S.M Zakir, Sri Diah, and Zakaria Ali; Indonesia is represented by Djenar Maesa Ayu, Oka Rusmini, Seno Gumira Ajidarma, and Sulfixa Ariska; and Singapore is represented by Rama Kannabiran, Suchen Christine Lim, Suratman Markasan, and Wong Meng Voon. Their writings are unique, featuring not only local aspirations but also imparting universal values, Literature aligns quintessential truths, chronicles the inner voice, and emphasises aspirations. In the context of regional ties, literature has great capacity to bind relationships through a mutual understanding of culture and shared values.
On history and criticism of Malay literatute.
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Setting out the historical national and religious characteristics of the Italians as they impact on the integration within the European Union, this study makes note of the two characteristics that have an adverse effect on Italian national identity: cleavages between north and south and the dominant role of family. It discusses how for Italians family loyalty is stronger than any other allegiance, including feelings towards their country, their nation, or the EU. Due to such subnational allegiances and values, this book notes that Italian civic society is weaker and engagement at the grass roots is less robust than one finds in other democracies, leaving politics in Italy largely in the hands of political parties. The work concludes by noting that EU membership, however, provides no magic bullet for Italy: it cannot change internal cleavages, the Italian worldview, and family values or the country’s mafia-dominated power matrix, and as a result, the underlying absence of fidelity to a shared polity—Italian or European—leave the country as ungovernable as ever.
"... cerita al-Qur’an tidak boleh dikaji dengan pengukuran genre sastera yang bersifat insani. Seterusnya, kajian cerita dalam al-Qur’an tidak boleh dicampuradukkan dengan karya sastera insani walaupun kedua-duanya disentuh dalam satu kajian. Selain itu, cerita dalam al-Qur’an tidak wajar ditiru. Sebaliknya, ia hanya sesuai perlu dijadikan panduan atau metode kajian.”- Zulkarnain Mohamed
Antologi Cerpen Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapura yang menghimpunkan 12 buah cerpen daripada pengarang Malaysia, Indonesia, dan Singapura ini membuktikan bahwa sastera dapat menjadi tali penghubung antara negara yang terpisah secara geopolitik. Setiap negara telah memilih pengarang dan karya mereka yang reprentatif untuk antologi ini. Malaysia diwakili Azmah Nordin, S.M. Zakir, Sri Diah, dan Zakaria Ali; Indonesia diwakili Djenar Maesa Ayu, Oka Rusmini, Seno Gumira Ajidarma dan Sulfiza Ariska; Singapura diwakili Rama Kannabiran, Suchen Christine Lim, Suratman Markasan, dan Wong Meng Voon. Karya mereka mempunyai nilai yang tersendiri, bukan sahaja memancarkan aspirasi malahan menyisipkan nilai sejagat yang dapat dikongsi bersama. Dalam sastera nilainya adalah sejalan, iaitu mengunggulkan kebenaran sejagat, merakam suara hati, dan memancarkan aspirasi. Dalam konteks hubungan serantau, sastera juga mempunyai kapasiti yang tinggi untuk mengeratkan persaudaraan melalui persefahaman budaya dan perkongsian nilai.
Kumpulan Puisi Perempuan Indonesia-Malaysia menghimpun karya penyair perempuan yang mendepani isu dan persoalan pada peringkat global dan lokal melalui nuansa halus dan berseni. Khalayak pembacadibawa menelusuri pelbagai persoalan seperti krisis politik antarbangsa, romantisisme, solidarity gender, alam kerohanian dan kehidupan manusiawi yang diekspresikan melalui pelbagai sudut pandangyang menarik untuk dihayati bersama. Setiap penulis merupakan watak penting dunia puisi apabilapemikiran mereka yang kritis terhadap situasi semasa menjadi teras pengucapan dalam puisi-puisimereka. Melalui puisi, mereka telah menciptakan komunikasi dan kebudayaan sebuah Dunia Nusantara.