Sufism has not only survived into the twenty-first century but has experienced a significant resurgence throughout the Muslim world. Sufism and the ‘Modern’ in Islam offers refreshing new perspectives on this phenomenon, demonstrating surprising connections between Sufism and Muslim reformist currents, and the vital presence of Sufi ideas and practices in all spheres of life. …

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The book is a first in capturing the social history of an iconic Singapore landscape and way of life. It captures the development of this social institution, from the early days of street peddlers to the consolidated hawker centres initiated in the late 1960s and early 1970s, to the food courts of the 1980s and …

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Founded in 1906, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a leading cultural and economic organisation dedicated to promoting the interests of the Chinese business community. The first extended history of the Chamber, The Business of Politics and Ethnicity describes its changing relationship with the state and with businesses in the region. Some …

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In a rare European-Asian interdisciplinary cross section world renowned experts present their riveting findings on the “Impact of Ageing”.They draw our attention to the latest findings and data in demography, economy and society, law and social welfare, as well as biomedicine. Unique is their description of both mutuality and divergence in the progress of ageing …

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The phrase “watering the neighbour’s garden” refers to wasting valuable resources on something that will not benefit oneself. This book addresses “the rampant demographic masculinisation” or “gender cleansing” in Asia. These two terms are used to define the phenomenon of increasing the numbers of boys and men relative to girls and women. In their introduction …

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SINCE JANUARY 2004, the three Muslimdominated provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat in the Thai south hwe been ablaze with political violence. Early incidents such as the bloody storming of the historic KN-Ze mosque, and the death of 78 Tak Bai protestors at the hands of the army made global headlines. But most of thesubsequent …

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