Islamic conquests from the eighth century replaced Brahmi-derived scripts with Perso-Arabic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, ...

In the post, the Sultan also urged all relevant parties to commit to the suggestion because the Jawi script is a great Malay heritage and a symbol of Islamic civilization that needs to be preserved.

Tan’s work takes the coffin, a loaded symbol of linguistic protest and ethnonationalism in Malaysia, and inscribes diverse language scripts onto it – Chinese, Tamil and Jawi/Arabic – that spell out ...

Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to give members of the Bektashi, a Shiite Sufi order, their own Vatican-style enclave as a way of promoting religious tolerance.

THE JOHOR Sultanate is fundamentally built upon three main dynasties: the Melaka Sultanate Dynasty, the Bendahara Dynasty and the Temenggong Dynasty.

Since decades, the Jawi script has been growing rapidly among the Malay community and highly regarded as the traditional symbol of Malay culture and civilisation. Historically, Jawi became prominent ...

KUALA LUMPUR - For decades, the Jawi script has been growing rapidly among the Malay community and highly regarded as the traditional symbol of Malay culture and civilisation. Historically, Jawi ...

KUALA LUMPUR: For decades, the Jawi script has been highly regarded as the traditional symbol of Malay culture and civilisation. Historically, Jawi became prominent with the spread of Islam in the ...

Significant dates. Dates built: 1882: Tan Kim Seng Fountain; 1920 to 1922: The Cenotaph; 1953 to 1954: Lim Bo Seng Memorial; Dates unveiled: May 19, 1882: Tan Kim Seng Fountain ...

SINGAPORE: One of the more everyday realities that people in Britain will face following the death of Queen Elizabeth II is that the country's banknotes will change. Instead of the face of Britain ...