Singapore Malay/Muslim Community, 1819-2015: A Bibliography

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)
about the many facets of life of the Republic’s Malays/Muslims – such as
education, economy, politics, culture, history, health, language, religion,
arts, and more. The result is a Bibliography that is arguably the most
expansive, if not exhaustive treasury collection about the community,
ever available anywhere. Scholars and researchers in particular and the
public in general should find this Bibliography a highly valuable,
indispensable source of information about the rich and varied life of
Singapore’s Malay/Muslim community, stretching a period of two
centuries – from the time of Stamford Raffles in 1819 until today.