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Malay Studies Goes Global
The richness of the language, culture and literature of the Malays transcends the boundaries of countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, where the Malay language or variations of it are used.
Indeed, ethnically speaking, the Malays can be found as far east as the Easter Islands and as far West as Madagascar. The Malays arguably were originally an island people and they must have been great sailors and navigators in order to spread so far and wide across the Indian and the Pacific Oceans.
It is perhaps interesting to note that commensurately, Malay Studies has flourished all over the world today to reflect the far-reaching distribution of the Malay diaspora, and perhaps more importantly the fact that Malay Studies has attracted worldwide attention and acquired a global dimension.
Since the inception of the first centre for Malay Studies in Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1876, Malay Studies is now studied and taught in 69 institutions of higher learning all over the world, across 29 different countries, offering a wide array of academic programmes including literary, anthropological, historical, cultural and linguistic studies.
On this site, we’ve gathered information and resources from all over the world on existing studies on knowledge, language, culture, literature, and education related to Malay Studies.
Links of Interest
Malay heritage, cultural accoutrements, architecture, art gallery, customary laws (adat), music, dance, and more...
The Malay Concordance Project, Maison du Monde Malais, the Academy of Malay Studies, and more...
Institute of Language and Literature (DBP), Malay Study Network, ASEAN Linguistic Symposium, and more...
If you know of any other links relevant to Malay Studies not included in our current list, please email us and we would gladly consider adding that to our list.
The Malay World Online, Malay News and Media, Malay online communities, institutions/organisations and more...
