This Festschrift engages in the richness and variety of literatures and cultures of the Malay world, and goes beyond its shores to encounters between different

The relationship between Islam and the West has frequently been subject to misunderstanding and mistrust and recent events in the international arena have only

. . . the book is in a comprehensive, readable format. . . the book is logically organised, rich in data and statistics regarding the issues that it covers, as

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