Contributions of Egypt Alumni in education and literature in Malaya and Indonesia, 1920s-1970s

Since the 1920's, there was a drastic increase in the number of students from Malaya and Indonesia studying in Cairo, especially al-Azhar University. These students were actively involved in societies and magazine publishing, as well as in student activism. When they returned home, many contr...

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Main Authors: Abu Hanifah Haris, Mohammad Redzuan Othman
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Language:English
Published: Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2013
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spelling ukm-64012016-12-14T06:41:03Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6401/ Contributions of Egypt Alumni in education and literature in Malaya and Indonesia, 1920s-1970s Abu Hanifah Haris, Mohammad Redzuan Othman, Since the 1920's, there was a drastic increase in the number of students from Malaya and Indonesia studying in Cairo, especially al-Azhar University. These students were actively involved in societies and magazine publishing, as well as in student activism. When they returned home, many contributed to the development of various fields, including education and literature in Malaya and Indonesia. Among the earliest, was Muhammad Fadhlullah Suhaimi who was involved in the establishment of Arabic schools in Singapore, Johor and Kelantan. He also founded a college in Wonosobo, East Java. In Indonesia, an Egyptian university alumnus who played an important role in education was Abdul Kahar Muzakkir. He was directly involved in the establishment of the IAIN Sunan, Yogyakarta. Abdul Wahab Abdullah was active in newspaper and magazine journalism as well as religious book publishing and literature in Malaya. Muhammad Fadhlullah himself was appointed as writer of a magazine Temasek and a Malay newspaper, Utusan Melayu. In Indonesia, Mahmud Yunus wrote many religious books and published Quranic tafsir. After Indonesia and Malaya achieved independence, Egypt alumni continued to contribute significantly in the field of education and literature. Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6401/1/1_Sumbangan_Lepasan_Mesir_Dalam_Bidang_Pendidikan_dan_Penulisan.pdf Abu Hanifah Haris, and Mohammad Redzuan Othman, (2013) Contributions of Egypt Alumni in education and literature in Malaya and Indonesia, 1920s-1970s. Jurnal Antarabangsa Kajian Asia Barat, 5 (1). pp. 1-26. ISSN 2229-8924 http://www.ukm.my/ijwas/
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description Since the 1920's, there was a drastic increase in the number of students from Malaya and Indonesia studying in Cairo, especially al-Azhar University. These students were actively involved in societies and magazine publishing, as well as in student activism. When they returned home, many contributed to the development of various fields, including education and literature in Malaya and Indonesia. Among the earliest, was Muhammad Fadhlullah Suhaimi who was involved in the establishment of Arabic schools in Singapore, Johor and Kelantan. He also founded a college in Wonosobo, East Java. In Indonesia, an Egyptian university alumnus who played an important role in education was Abdul Kahar Muzakkir. He was directly involved in the establishment of the IAIN Sunan, Yogyakarta. Abdul Wahab Abdullah was active in newspaper and magazine journalism as well as religious book publishing and literature in Malaya. Muhammad Fadhlullah himself was appointed as writer of a magazine Temasek and a Malay newspaper, Utusan Melayu. In Indonesia, Mahmud Yunus wrote many religious books and published Quranic tafsir. After Indonesia and Malaya achieved independence, Egypt alumni continued to contribute significantly in the field of education and literature.
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author Abu Hanifah Haris,
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author_facet Abu Hanifah Haris,
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title Contributions of Egypt Alumni in education and literature in Malaya and Indonesia, 1920s-1970s
title_short Contributions of Egypt Alumni in education and literature in Malaya and Indonesia, 1920s-1970s
title_full Contributions of Egypt Alumni in education and literature in Malaya and Indonesia, 1920s-1970s
title_fullStr Contributions of Egypt Alumni in education and literature in Malaya and Indonesia, 1920s-1970s
title_full_unstemmed Contributions of Egypt Alumni in education and literature in Malaya and Indonesia, 1920s-1970s
title_sort contributions of egypt alumni in education and literature in malaya and indonesia, 1920s-1970s
publisher Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat
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url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6401/
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