The Hadhrami diaspora in Southeast Asia : identity maintenance or assimilation? / edited by Ahmed Ibrahim Abushouk, Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abushouk, Ahmed Ibrahim.

Ibrahim, Hassan Ahmed.

Series:

Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 107.

Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 107

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabs--Southeast Asia--Congresses.

Arabs.

Ḥaḍramawt (Yemen : Province)--Emigration and immigration--Congresses.

Ḥaḍramawt (Yemen : Province).

Southeast Asia.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Summary:

This volume originates from the proceedings of an international conference convened by the Department of History and Civilization, International Islamic University Malaysia, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen, in Kuala Lumpur, from 26 to 28 August 2005. Twelve out of thirty-five papers presented at the conference have been reviewed, thoroughly revised and published in this volume. The introduction and the twelve chapters address the question of Hadhrami identity in Southeast Asia from various perspectives and investigate the patterns of Hadhrami interaction with diverse cultures, values and beliefs in the region. Special attention is paid to Hadhrami local and transnational politics, social stratification and integration, religio-social reform and journalism, as well as to economic dynamism and the cosmopolitan character of the Hadhrami societies in Southeast Asia.

Contents:

I Reflections on the Longevity of the Hadhrami Diaspora in the Indian Ocean / Ulrike Freitag 17

II Arabophobia and tarekat: How Sayyid 'Uthman Became Advisor to the Netherlands Colonial Administration / Nico J. G. Kaptein 33

III Arab Hadhramis in Malaysia: Their Origins and Assimilation in Malay Society / Abdul Rahman Tang Abdullah 45

IV Tea and Company: Interactions between the Arab Elite and the British in Cosmopolitan Singapore / Nurfadzilah Yahaya 57

V Economic Crisis and State-Building in Hadhramaut, 1941-1949: The Impact of the Decline of Southeast Asian Remittances / Christian Lekon 81

VI The Decline of Arab Capitalism in Southeast Asia / Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown 109

VII Entrepreneurial Strategies of Hadhrami Arabs in Southeast Asia, c. 1750s-1950s / William Gervase Clarence-Smith 135

VIII Al-Manar and the Hadhrami Elite in the Malay-Indonesian World: Challenge and Response / Ahmed Ibrahim Abushouk 159

IX The Ins and Outs of Hadhrami Journalism in Malaya, 1900-1941: Assimilation or Identity Maintenance? / William R. Roff 191

X Sayyid Shaykh Ahmad al-Hadi's Contributions to Islamic Reformism in Malaya / Hafiz Zakariya 203

XI Hadhramis within Malay Activism: The Role of al-Saqqaf(s) in Post-War Singapore (1945-1965) / Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied 225

XII In the Name of Fatimah: Staging the Emancipation of the Hadhramis in the Netherlands East Indies / Huub de Jonge 245.

Notes:

Based on papers presented at the international conference, held in Kuala Lumpur on August 26-28, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-285) and index.

ISBN:

9789004172319

9004172319

OCLC:

298188062