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	The Age of Discovery
		If there is any single Malay ever who has had the greatest impact on world history, it would probably be Enrique.
		He then sailed back to Lisbon in 1512, with his loyal Malay servant in tow, and was dispatched to the Portuguese campaigns against the Moors in Morocco.
		This is certainly not surprising - Malay was, by then, the 'lingua franca' of the whole Archipelago, and the official language of international diplomacy and trade for the whole region.
	www.sabrizain.org /malaya/port3.htm (2319 words)

	History of Malaysia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A small class of Malay nationalist intellectuals began to emerge during the early 20th century, and there was also a revival of Islam in response to the perceived threat of other imported religions, particularly Christianity.
		The Malays were horrified at this recognition that the Chinese and Indians were now to be a permanent and equal part of Malaya’s future, and vowed their opposition to the plan.
		As a result, the share of Malay equity in the economy rose from 1.5 percent in 1969 to 20.3 percent in 1990, the percentage of businesses of all kinds owned by Malays rose from 39 percent to 68 percent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Malaysia (7737 words)

	Malay World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Malay World or Nusantara refers to the Malay cultural and linguistic sphere of influence, covering the archipelago of modern-day Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, and East Timor.
		The term Alam Melayu is the equivalent of "Malay World" in Malay, and Nusantara is often used in Indonesian although it may refer strictly to the territories of Indonesia.
		The culture in the region is influenced by a number of religions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malay_World (156 words)

	Fiction Writing in the Malay World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Yet, because of the nature of the inherited spirit the protagonist would have to be of the Malay race and with at least half the novel set in Malaysia, it is unlikely that the novel could be claimed to be an exclusively western one.
		We would much rather stay in a world of rap music, where 'Coke Is It' and eyes are glued to CNBC Asia rather than going through the ritual of sleeping in a jungle with mosquitoes and strange sounds at the dead of night.
		So, although the work is not primarily about the Malay world, it is a result of that culture and even though it is written in English, it still belongs to that world.
	www.users.bigpond.com /hradin/article.html (2365 words)

	World Wide Words: Gutta-percha, Ketchup, Sago
		This word was originally bambu in Malay, became mambu in Portuguese and bamboes in Dutch; nobody seems to know why the final “s” appeared, but when it became an English word the “s” was taken to be a plural and we ended up with a form very close to the original Malay.
		The OED quotes Marsden’s Malay Dictionary as its definition: “engaging furiously in battle, attacking with desperate resolution, rushing in a state of frenzy to the commission of indiscriminate murder”.
		Unsurprisingly, a set of Malay words naming natural products of the East Indies have also come into the language (but not, as I say, those of the spices, whose names long predate direct trade with the area).
	www.worldwidewords.org /articles/malay.htm (929 words)

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		The religiopolitical environment of the Malays was dissected into two categories: the rational and governable realm of the state and the other, darker world of Malay beliefs and religion, into which was thrown the ubiquitous kris as well.
		The other important development within the Malay world that had an immediate effect on the cult of the kris was the emergence of modern schools of Islamic thought that came about thanks to the integration of the Malay states within the global current of pan-Islamism.
		By the 19th century, the Malay world was in closer contact with the rest of the Islamic world than ever before.
	home.pacbell.net /sika/krisevo3.html (1703 words)

	SJEYAKANTAN
		In spite of and because of what he has recorded, research into the Malay past has revealed that it was a non-Aryan people, that is, mainly the Dravidian Tamils, who had virtually transported and supplanted Aryan (and Dravidian) intellectual, religious and literary traditions in the Malay world.
		Similarities between the languages may therefore be weighted in favour of the older and richer language, unless of course overwhelming proof is forthcoming of an instance of the recipient or target language reversing the role of the emitting or donor language.
		I have not in my research found any such considerable unambiguous instance of the influence of Malay on Tamil, and as such shall devote the comparative study of the languages to evidence of semblance and divergence in their structure while reserving for the study of influence the instances of loanwords in Malay.
	stateless.freehosting.net /TamilInfluenceMalay.htm (3803 words)

	sarongs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Malay world encompasses a vast area, from the Malay Peninsula and portions of adjacent islands of South East Asia, including the east coast of Sumatra, the coast of Borneo, and smaller islands that lie between these areas.
		In course of time, the Malay world has been exposed to different foreign influences, such as Indian, Chinese, Islamic, Portuguese, Dutch etc. which have left their traces specially in weaving, embroidery, design and pattern employed in the textile tradition of this region.
		In the art of textile design, the Islamisation of the Malay world had profoundly affected the iconographical and the functions of textiles in the Malay society.
	www.bikini-bikini.com /18515-sarongs.html (565 words)

	A World of Books 2000: International Classics (Library of Congress)
		Ivan Vazov (1850-1921), a prolific writer of poetry, drama, and prose, is one of the fathers of Bulgarian literature.
		In 1999 literary scholars around the world marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of Germany's greatest cultural figure--the poet, dramatist, novelist, critic, and naturalist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
		Chiekh Anta Diop is considered one of the greatest scholars to emerge in the African world in the twentieth century.
	www.lcweb.loc.gov /rr/international/books00.html (8263 words)

	Islam, A World Civilization
		Islam was destined to become a world religion and to create a civilization which stretched from one end of the globe to the other.
		Farther east in the Malay world, Islam began to spread in the 12th century in northern Sumatra and soon Muslim kingdoms were establishd in Java, Sumatra and mainland Malaysia.
		Despite the colonization of the Malay world, Islam spread in that area covering present day Indonesia, Malaysia, the southern Phililppines and southern Thailand, and is still continuing in islands farther east.
	www.usc.edu /dept/MSA/introduction/woi_history.html (1906 words)

	Pacific Affairs: Tribal Communities in the Malay World: Historical, Cultural and Social Perspectives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The "Malay World" of the book's title is here defined as the region historically within the domain of Malay sultanates (kerajaan Melayu), extending from South Thailand, the Malay peninsula, to Borneo and Sumatra and intervening islands, rather than the broader cultural/linguistic zone often evoked.
		In his chapter, "On Being Tribal in the Malay World", Benjamin deconstructs the idea of "tribe", moving it from a cultural and evolutionary category to a type of political relationship, as marginal groups respond to centralised states and bureaucracies, who impose upon them-their official cultural, linguistic and religious expectations and "ethnic" classifications.
		Whereas the tendency was for assimilation, including in matters of dialect and language, towards dominant Malayic societal and state patterns, as "tribes" become politically absorbed, the reverse pattern, of "dissimilation", is also observed, a response adopted by the Chewong, who self-consciously attempt to reclaim their original lifestyle, described by Signe Howell.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3680/is_200304/ai_n9206078 (458 words)

	Regions Central Asia - IIAS Newsletter Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Established 28 years ago, the Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, or known by its Malay acronym ATMA, is the only full-fledged academic research institute in Malaysia that concentrates solely on the study of the 'Malay World', the vast maritime-riverine complex of Southeast Asia, thus forming a major component of Southeast Asian Studies.
		The five major areas of interest related to the Malay world that is of concern to the Institute are as follows: 1.
		ATMA also runs short and extended Malay language courses both for beginners and advanced learners, especially for post-graduate students intending to do research and fieldwork in the Malay world.
	iias.leidenuniv.nl /iiasn/24/regions/24SEA7.html (321 words)

	TAMILINFLUENCEMALAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Even if my conclusions reveal only a minimal lexicographical influence of Tamil on Malay, there are other considerations which follow from the historical role of Tamils in the region, especially with regard to the Hindu sanskrit traditions, that would have to be taken into account in such an influence study.
		Besides, a Malay pidgin may also be spoken in Madagascar, South Africa, Sri Lanka and in the Thai provinces of the Isthmus of Kra.
		The restriction of immigration imposed in 1931, the interregnum of the Second World War when intercourse across the Bay of Bengal was temporarily interrupted, and the postwar embargo on immigration left the Indians and Ceylonese, mainly of Tamil stock, at about 11 per cent of the total population which worked out to about a million.
	members.aol.com /wignesh/TAMILINFLUENCEMALAY.htm (4389 words)

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		These imported Muslim narratives furnished the Malay world of letters with new symbols, figures and metaphors that were decidedly foreign in origin.
		In the end, the Muslim scholars, Sufis, poets and historians managed to rewrite and reinvent the worldview of the Malays to such an extent that even the esoteric world of the kris was not spared from their revisionist assaults.
		While during the Hindu-Buddhist era the pseudo-scientific mode of kris-production was heavily influenced by elements of the religious and the occult, kris-production during the Islamic period witnessed the introduction of a vast range of new terms, phrases, talismanic codes, formulae and taboos that were used by the Muslim empus/pandai besis.
	home.pacbell.net /sika/krisevo2.html (1599 words)

	Aryan, Dravidian influence on Malay world undeniable
		It’s true that the Malays owe their identity to the Malay language but Indian cultural traditions and the use of Sanskrit as a common language had already existed in Sri Vijaya times in the 12th century.
		As far as Tamil and Malay are concerned, it is worthwhile to recognise that nearly all influences are uni-directional, that is, Tamil to Malay and not vice-versa.
		These rituals in marriage ceremonies and ceremonies of the state are intricately woven into the Malay world and rituals which may not be in tandem with Islam are still observed and conspicuously seen especially in the rural areas.
	www.malaysiakini.com /letters/55987 (513 words)

	Reviving ‘Malayness’ - Inside Indonesia 78 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The upsurge in Malay ethnic consciousness presents an interesting contrast to the emphasis on local cultures seen in Indonesia after the introduction of regional autonomy.
		As long as people speak the Malay language and adhere to Islam as their religion, they are regarded as Malay.
		The renewed interest in Malay identity and conflicting perceptions of who is Malay and what it means to be Malay, clearly demonstrates that ethnicity is not fixed.
	www.serve.com /~inside/edit78/p17-18_sakai.html (1066 words)

	Brudirect.com - Local News
		Malay is spoken by over 300 million people and is considered the world's fourth largest language group, said Dr Awang Sariyan, Director of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) Language Department, Bernama reported.
		One of the main players in the growth of the language is the International Council of Malay Languages, with 30 member countries from Europe, North America, East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania.
		An expert in classical Malay literature at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's (UKM) Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation, Dr Ding Choo Ming warned that continuing differences in pronunciation, grammar, spelling and vocabulary in the countries where Malay is spoken is worrying.
	www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/May04/040504/nite14.htm (385 words)

	Save The Ummah: My Reflections On The Tsunami
		But that it hit the Muslim world, and that it hit nations with Malay and Indian folks, appeared to be a divine message.
		Satan has taken control of the Muslim world, the Malay world and the Indian world (be they Aryan, Dravidian/Black, Semitic or Tibetan), and has possessed the hearts and minds of many individuals within these 3 worlds.
		There is a dire danger of the Muslim, Malay and Indian worlds becoming the lowest rung of humanity in the year 2020, the year my country, Malaysia, is expected to join Singapore (a country ruled by Zionists, fascists and Sinocentrists) in the ranks of First World nation status.
	savetheummah.blogspot.com /2005/01/my-reflections-on-tsunami.html (633 words)

	Reviving ‘Malayness’ - Inside Indonesia 78
		The upsurge in Malay ethnic consciousness presents an interesting contrast to the emphasis on local cultures seen in Indonesia after the introduction of regional autonomy.
		As long as people speak the Malay language and adhere to Islam as their religion, they are regarded as Malay.
		The renewed interest in Malay identity and conflicting perceptions of who is Malay and what it means to be Malay, clearly demonstrates that ethnicity is not fixed.
	www.insideindonesia.org /edit78/p17-18_sakai.html (1066 words)

	House of the Malay World - summary
		The concept of Malay World is based on the geographic, cultural, and economic facts.
		In university term (education, research), France is still too discreet in Malay World: although the aura of French culture outlasts the Anglo-Saxon influence, there are too few circulations of searchers, teachers and students on both sides.
		Welcoming the researcher, postgraduate students, and executives of Malay World: long stay preparations, helping in their insertion in France (French intensive education, assistance in administrative procedures, assistance in searching a professional training in a company).
	www.univ-lr.fr /international/mmm/mmmeng.html (1958 words)

	NSM KnowledgeBase - #2557 - What Makes the Malay World the Malay World?
		Many of the Malays of Peninsular Malaysia are descendant of immigrants from the Indonesian islands, principally Sumatra, who assimilated to Malay ethnic identity during the first three decades of the 20th century.
		Yes, Malay Muslims are striving to see conversions to Islam in Malaysia, and are involved in vigorous missionary (dakwah) activity, but they've learned to live in harmony.
		For the average Malay family, that kid going off to college in the United Statesor the UK is the very first person from their family ever to go overseas, let alone to receive the benefit of this kind of education.
	www.strategicnetwork.org /index.php?loc=kb&view=v&id=2557&fto=633&fty=11& (1433 words)

	International Vernacular Architecture Unit (IVAU) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Hosting a unique library on the subject and providing a base for interdisciplinary, cross-cultural and comparative research, it promotes projects that extend the geographic, thematic and methodological scope of the field, emphasising the way in which vernacular traditions are of fundamental importance to the sustainable development of the world's built environment.
		World Atlas of Vernacular Architecture, edited by Paul Oliver and Marcel Vellinga.
		Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World, edited by Dr Paul Oliver, and published by Cambridge University Press in 1997.
	www.brookes.ac.uk /schools/be/oisd/act/ivau/! (485 words)

	CSI: Harun
		The roles of the so-called new Malay, the protagonists of the new digital thought, vis-a-vis the antiquated Malay, the bastion of traditional thought in the ferment of modern Malay thought of the 90s.
		A critical look at the view that Malay involvement in the MSC digital world entails the holistic digitalisation of Malay thought.
		The impact of such changes to the group of marginalised "antiquated Malay" (that numbers in the majority) will be a focus of the discussion.
	www.univie.ac.at /Wissenschaftstheorie/srb/cyber/harouteng.html (705 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com :: Analysis
		After years of negligence, Malaysian political elite are beginning to realise that Malay culture - ranging from the distinctive zapin dance to batik-making to the makyong theatrical tradition - has an important role to play in moderating religious extremism.
		It sets out to educate Malays about their roots and exhorts them to know themselves as a community.
		The Spirit of Wood should be a mandatory read for the Malay community as many have little idea of the elegance and sophistication of the Malay world.
	www.channelnewsasia.com /cna/analysis/031209_malayidentity.htm (849 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Board > The Malays - A People of Fascinating Divisions
		The Malay people might reasonably be called "the Vikings of the Orient." Magnificent instinctive shipbuilders, renowned as among the world’s finest sailors, they take to the water like fish, and conquered a goodly portion of the globe before being themselves "discovered" by Europeans.
		Unlike most Malay concentrations, the Encyclopedia states that “The most striking proof of the virtual unity of the inhabitants of Madagascar is that substantially but one language is spoken over the whole country.” The Malay origin of the Malagasy were noted by Westerners in the 16th century.
		The Malay peninsula’s most important relics of the bronze age, oddly enough, are two kettledrums—one was revealed by a flood in Pahang, and the other was dug up in Selangor by the Japanese in 1944.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t29765.html (6216 words)

	Islam and the Malay-Indonesian World (Peter Riddell)
		Islam and the Malay-Indonesian World is not a general history of Islam in Southeast Asia, but rather an intellectual history, focused on theology and doctrine, exegesis, and the religious thinkers behind them.
		It also covers 20th century reformism and revolution, with a typology of Islamic responses to the modern world and a look at some of the most important figures.
		This provides enough background for a reader with no familiarity with Islam to follow the rest of Islam and the Malay-Indonesian World (the reader is, however, assumed to have at least a basic knowledge of general Malay and Indonesian history).
	dannyreviews.com /h/Islam_Malay_Indonesian.html (421 words)

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