This essay looks at the spread of Islam into Southeast Asia and how religious belief and expression fit with extant and modern polictical and economic infrastructures. It is difficult to determine ...

A spate of bombs is the latest indicator of a rising terror threat in the region.

Most of those who brought Islamic stories and tales into Southeast Asia were sailors, traders, holy men, and adventurers who found the religion easy to transport since it required no temples, priests, ...

Credit: Jeoffrey Maitem When the self-proclaimed Islamic State was declared in June 2014, the primary concern in Southeast Asia was the security implications such a wannabe proto-state would have ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login This book looks at Islam and its strategic implications for Southeast Asia. Part I outlines Islamic doctrine and traces the history and ...

Islam in the Malay world of Southeast Asia or Islam Nusantara, as it has come to be known, had for a long time been seen as representing the more spiritual and Sufi dimension of Islam, thereby ...

This course looks at Indonesia, Malaysia,and the Philippines from the colonial period to the present day. It focuses on Islam, state and conflict, starting with a broader discussion of the ...

This course looks at Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines from the colonial period to the present day. It focuses on Islam, state and conflict, starting with a broader discussion on the ...

Southeast Asia is a test bed for new trends, with big brands and startups entering a competitive field, fronted by founders who blend the personal and the spiritual with commerce. Malaysia ranks first ...

Southeast Asia's growing cohort of Muslim pet owners are prioritising halal options At a bustling Bangkok pet expo, where cat ...