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As the title implies, this paper deals with two questions which the author believes may be related to one another in significant ways...

"The religious beliefs of the Temuan have not been studied in any detail, and accounts are therefore rather vague. According to my informants, there are two major deities, 'tuhan diatas' and 'tuhan dibawah', meaning sky-god and earth-god…

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The article by Victor Purcell examines the historical context and reasons behind the United States relinquishing its extraterritorial rights in Siam, highlighting the delay from 1909 to 1920 and comparing it to Britain's earlier actions influenced by…

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Islam is indeed a misunderstood religion such as the misunderstanding and the prejudice against it that muslim and non-muslim alike often regard it as animpediment as a barrier to good peaceful relations between muslims and non-muslims and even…

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Islam has been perceived by many Western nations and non-Muslims around the world as a religion that promote terrorism and conflict. The various factors need to be highlighted which resulted to the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism. The exposure…

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After the collapse of Soviet Union and the end of Cold War, many westerners perceived Islamic fundamentalism as a new threat to the western world. As such there have been a lot of misconceptions about Islam. This research paper try to find out why…

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This paper discusses the growing Western interest in Islam and the causes that lead to the interest. It elaborates on the meaning of the terms Islamic resurgence, Islamic fundamentalism and its differences with the term Islamic militancy with…

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Islam is the religion of truth. It is the embodiment of the code of life which God, the creator and the Lord of the universe has revealed for the guidance of mankind. Islam in an Arabic word and denotes submission, surrender and obedience. A religion…

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New retirees engaged in reorganization of self and social identity by work in special projects involving physical labor to demolish and rebuild backyards and household interiors.

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Examines the role and meaning of susto(fright) in Mexican Americans' explanatory model of type 2 diabetes.

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" Like Anwar Ibrahim who was closely associated with ABIM, Ashaari Muhammad played a significant and crucial role in derecting and ..."

Jurnal ini membincangkan bagaimana sistem kasta mempengaruhi corak migrasi masyarakat Tamil dari India ke Tanah Melayu, termasuk jenis pekerjaan yang diambil dan penempatan komuniti. Ia menyorot peranan kasta dalam struktur sosial, integrasi…

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Problems and Perspective
One of the fascinating periods in modern Indonesian history is the first years of the existenee of the Republic of Indonesia...

As i had never met the lady before, and knew her only by her reputation as an outspoken human right...

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" One of the long-stranding problems in Islamic historiography is the lack of attentiveness to non-muslim voice in the overall historical narrative."

By the end of February 1948, the MCP began their offensive by conducting hostilities, strikes and the intimidation of the people. During this period the BMA were collecting evidence against the Communist activities to curb the insurrection. Finally…

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The nobat is the ensemble of the Malaysian sultanate. This thesis focuses on the ensemble in the northern state of Kedah. Today , the Malay Peninsula is the only region in the Isl amic world where this ensemble may sti11 be found. The…

Perkahwinan Diraja Kesultanan Brunei.

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The protracted Malaysia-Philippine dispute over Sabah finally reached crisis proportions in early 1968...

The impact of neoliberalism and welfare reform on the delivery of Medicaid, specifically how the advent of MMC has been wrought with contradictions.

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Imagine this situation. Your neighbour's kids have been coming to watch TV in your house. For them and your own kids...

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Explains the scope of Malay philology, including the study, preservation, and interpretation of classical Malay manuscripts and literature.

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In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait and the United States (US) pressured the United Nations (UN) to condemn Iraq for its aggression. The Security Council was asked to take the necessary steps to isolate Iraq from the rest of the world. Resolution 678 on the…

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This thesis is an examination of the concepts of power and political struc ture, and of the mode of their legitima tion, as described in +ho Raffles MS 18 vesion of the Sejarah Me layu. To quote the Introduction, "the thesis aims at…

"The Semai categorise their food sources according to three major categories: living things that inhabit the water, those that liev on land, and those that are able to fly. Each group of animals has its own place in nature. This is taken to be the…

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"The Semai of Kampung Chang Lama also relate fondly to the rivers and the fish (kaq) that aboud in them. The elders cherish recounting how, in the past, when one was hungry, one needed only to put the rice in the boil and go to the river to fish. By…

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"The Semelai are allowed to have more than one wife, but this is most unusual and it is difficult to find any instances of a polygynous marriage. Economic reasons are often advanced for this, but in addition public opinion is not in favour of a man…

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"The Senoi tribes, like many pre-literate peoples, do not have a special form of activity formally recognized as art. Instead, art is part of their normal everyday lives. For example, we have already seen that Temiar blowpipes, which have a purely…

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"The shaman has varied and important functions, and he occupies a significant place in the religion of the Negritos. We must examine the functions of the halak in more detail in order to understand this clearly. Schebesta begins by saying that his…

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