Mahani Musa
Biographic Data
| ID | 3773970 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mahani Musa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mahani |
| FAMILY NAME | Musa |
| SIGNATURE | MUSA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Overlooked Merchant: Saudagar Nasruddin and the Terengganu-Penang Trade Through the Light Letters
This article investigates the economic interactions between the Malay polity of Terengganu and British traders in the late 18th century, focusing on the role of Saudagar Nasruddin Ali and his engagements with the latter. Despite his importance in regional commerce, Nasruddin has been given little attention in existing historiography on 18th-century Malay-British trade. Utilising the Light Letters —a corpus of Malay correspondence exchanged betwee…
Malay Land Loss Dilemma: Was the Malay Reservations Enactment 1913 Relevant
The British administration in Malaya argued that the Malay Reservations Enactment 1913 aimed to safeguard the land rights of Malays. It was believed that Malay land rights were endangered by the prevalent practice of selling and mortgaging land to foreigners for quick profit among the Malays. Consequently, the enactment was introduced to protect and consolidate Malay land rights. However, this article contends that the formulation of this enactme…
From Ustazah to Reformers: Unsung Heroes in Malaysian History
Studies of the role of women in society generally focus on elite personalities such as political figures, NGO workers, and academic activists. This article examines the work of Malay women educated in religious schools who influenced reforms in female education and became agents of change in the public and political sphere, with a particular focus on teachers ( ustazah ) in religious schools. The article adds to the established narrative of refor…
Penang, the Hajj, and the Role of Hajj Syeikhs, 1786-1977
The history of Penang is often highlighted from the perspective of its development and contribution as a port or centre for trading that involves international trading networks, specifically with India and China. However, these discussions have overlooked the island's role and contribution as the embarkation port for pilgrims from Malaya and the Malay Archipelago when sea travel was the primary mode of transportation to Makkah. Penang's role as t…
Dari Entrepot ke Agraria: Pemikiran tentang Pembangunan Ekonomi Berdasarkan Undang-undang Kedah Ku Din Ku Meh
Negeri-negeri Melayu sering dilihat oleh sarjana pentadbir kolonial tidak mempunyai suatu sistem politik yang sistematik sebelum kedatangan Barat manakala aspek undang-undangnya pula dilihat kejam dan dianggap tidak perlu diberi perhatian serius oleh pembaca. Walhal kewujudan undang-undang tradisional seperti Undang-undang Kedah yang telah disusun sekurang-kurangnya sejak kurun ke-17 membuktikan sebaliknya. Artikel ini bertujuan meneliti idea dan…
The Historical Role of the National Museum of China: Reform and Opening-Up (1978-1997)
Reform and opening-up is an essential part of the history of China in the post-Mao era, and its essence is a historical movement of consciously and actively merging Chinese civilisation with the currents of world history. The National Museum of China created the necessary cultural environment and conditions to promote China's Reform and opening-up (1978-1997). With the implementation and deepening of China's Reform and opening-up policy, the rest…
Federal Education Policy and the Role of Muhammad Yusof bin Ahmad, 1951–1955
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Volume 95, Part 2, No. 323, December 2022
Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Kelantan (Maik) and Modernisation of Malay Education, 1917-1957
This article examines the Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Kelantan (MAIK) administration of Malay schools in the state of Kelantan from 1917 until the end of British colonial rule in 1957. This involvement is examined through two of its schools, the Maahad Muhammadi (Malay) for boys and Maahad Muhammadi (Malay) for girls. The establishment of MAIK Malay schools is a testament to its professed aims of looking after local welfare, which…
'I Want to Live': Malayan Communist Party Struggles as Seen by Female Defectors
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Volume 94, Part 1, No. 320, June 2021
Perkembangan Suratkhabar Dan Majalah Di Johor Sebelum Perang Dunia Kedua
Johor is often remembered as the state that witnessed the formation of the first Malay political party in this country, UMNO. Of similar significance, something that is often marginalised in Malaysian historiography, is the existence of myriad newspapers and magazines including the first women magazine in Malaya namely Bulan Melayu which was established in 1930. This article aims to examine the history of the emergence of newspapers and magazines…
Pengukuhan Kedaulatan Dinasti Temenggung Dalam Kesultanan Melayu Johor 1855-1895
Artikel ini akan membincangkan inisiatif yang diambil oleh dinasti Temenggung dalam mempertahankan survival politik mereka selaku pemerintah Kesultanan Johor moden. Secara umumnya, segelintir sarjana melihat bahawa kunci kejayaan dinasti Temenggung dalam mengekalkan tampuk pemerintahan mereka terletak pada elemen-elemen moden yang dibawa masuk khususnya dalam bidang pentadbiran dan perundangan. Namun, elemen tradisional seperti adat istiadat dira…
Masyarakat Tempatan Sebagai Penggerak Pendidikan Di Kelantan, 1909-1941
Makalah ini bertujuan meneliti usaha dan inisiatif yang diambil oleh masyarakat tempatan dalam memajukan aspek pendidikan di negeri Kelantan sehingga tahun 1941. Dasar pendidikan yang direncanakan oleh British di negeri itu amat jelas dikawal oleh matlamat kolonialisme iaitu keuntungan ekonomi namun pada masa yang sama, perlu memastikan kestabilan politik bagi memastikan matlamat tersebut tercapai. Pendidikan yang diberikan kepada anak negeri han…
Penang's Hajj Heritage: An Oral History of the Sea Transportation Era
For almost 200 years, from 1786 until 1977, Penang (also known as Pulau Pinang) was the embarkation point for hajj pilgrims from Malaya and other countries in the region, notably Siam (Thailand) and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). Its vibrant port enabled Penang to become a major centre for ocean going ships and transportation of hajj pilgrims. This long history only came to an end in 1977 when air transport took over the role of ships in tran…
Radicals: Resistance and Protest in Colonial Malaya
Writings on the radical movement in Malaya are nothing new among historians or postgraduate students at the MA or PhD levels even though these radicals have never been acknowledged by the government
Malayan Women during the Japanese Occupation
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Volume 89, Part 2, No. 311, December 2016
Initiating an Oral History Project in a Multicultural Unesco World Heritage Site of George Town, Penang, Malaysia: Challenges and Outcomes
The recognition accorded to George Town as UNESCO World Heritage Site on 7 July 2008 has opened a new challenge for the state government in terms of heritage management and town planning. As the listing was conducted on the basis of a "living" cultural site, the government has since initiated several moves to safeguard the city's intangible cultural heritage. One such initiative comes from the George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) which…
Muslim Merchants and Traders in Penang, 1860s-1970s
Merchants and traders played a vital role in transforming Penang into an important port and trading centre after the English East India Company's Francis Light took over the island in 1786. While some studies have highlighted their activities since the formal occupation of Penang, the role and contributions of Muslim merchants have received little attention. In the early years of Penang's economic development this group monopolized the ocean trad…
Women in the Malayan Communist Party, 1942–89
Women's involvement in the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) since its establishment in 1930 until they laid down their arms in 1989 contributed much to the strength of the party. Women in the MCP have been presented largely as nurses, cooks, seamstresses, couriers, and wireless/radio operators, but they went through hardship and danger and fought the same battles as the male guerrillas. A few even climbed to the top party posts through hard work, in…
The ‘Woman Question’ in Malayan Periodicals, 1920–1945
This article focuses on the debates on Malay women's role in the modern Malayan nation that appeared in Malay newspapers and magazines edited by men and women from the 1920s to 1945. It examines the dominant ideas emerging during this transitional period to determine whether the issues raised by Malay female writers represented a continuous thread from those raised earlier by male writers (the so-called male reformists), and assesses the extent o…
Malay Secret Societies in the Northern Malay States, 1821-1940s
Women in the Malayan Communist Party, 1942–89
Women's involvement in the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) since its establishment in 1930 until they laid down their arms in 1989 contributed much to the strength of the party. Women in the MCP have been presented largely as nurses, cooks, seamstresses, couriers, and wireless/radio operators, but they went through hardship and danger and fought the same battles as the male guerrillas. A few even climbed to the top party posts through hard work, in…
Malay Secret Societies in the Northern Malay States, 1821-1940s
The ‘Woman Question’ in Malayan Periodicals, 1920–1945
This article focuses on the debates on Malay women's role in the modern Malayan nation that appeared in Malay newspapers and magazines edited by men and women from the 1920s to 1945. It examines the dominant ideas emerging during this transitional period to determine whether the issues raised by Malay female writers represented a continuous thread from those raised earlier by male writers (the so-called male reformists), and assesses the extent o…
Muslim Merchants and Traders in Penang, 1860s-1970s
Merchants and traders played a vital role in transforming Penang into an important port and trading centre after the English East India Company's Francis Light took over the island in 1786. While some studies have highlighted their activities since the formal occupation of Penang, the role and contributions of Muslim merchants have received little attention. In the early years of Penang's economic development this group monopolized the ocean trad…
Women in the Malayan Communist Party, 1942–89
Women's involvement in the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) since its establishment in 1930 until they laid down their arms in 1989 contributed much to the strength of the party. Women in the MCP have been presented largely as nurses, cooks, seamstresses, couriers, and wireless/radio operators, but they went through hardship and danger and fought the same battles as the male guerrillas. A few even climbed to the top party posts through hard work, in…
Malayan Women during the Japanese Occupation
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Volume 89, Part 2, No. 311, December 2016
Initiating an Oral History Project in a Multicultural Unesco World Heritage Site of George Town, Penang, Malaysia: Challenges and Outcomes
The recognition accorded to George Town as UNESCO World Heritage Site on 7 July 2008 has opened a new challenge for the state government in terms of heritage management and town planning. As the listing was conducted on the basis of a "living" cultural site, the government has since initiated several moves to safeguard the city's intangible cultural heritage. One such initiative comes from the George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) which…
Radicals: Resistance and Protest in Colonial Malaya
Writings on the radical movement in Malaya are nothing new among historians or postgraduate students at the MA or PhD levels even though these radicals have never been acknowledged by the government
Penang's Hajj Heritage: An Oral History of the Sea Transportation Era
For almost 200 years, from 1786 until 1977, Penang (also known as Pulau Pinang) was the embarkation point for hajj pilgrims from Malaya and other countries in the region, notably Siam (Thailand) and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). Its vibrant port enabled Penang to become a major centre for ocean going ships and transportation of hajj pilgrims. This long history only came to an end in 1977 when air transport took over the role of ships in tran…
Pengukuhan Kedaulatan Dinasti Temenggung Dalam Kesultanan Melayu Johor 1855-1895
Artikel ini akan membincangkan inisiatif yang diambil oleh dinasti Temenggung dalam mempertahankan survival politik mereka selaku pemerintah Kesultanan Johor moden. Secara umumnya, segelintir sarjana melihat bahawa kunci kejayaan dinasti Temenggung dalam mengekalkan tampuk pemerintahan mereka terletak pada elemen-elemen moden yang dibawa masuk khususnya dalam bidang pentadbiran dan perundangan. Namun, elemen tradisional seperti adat istiadat dira…
Masyarakat Tempatan Sebagai Penggerak Pendidikan Di Kelantan, 1909-1941
Makalah ini bertujuan meneliti usaha dan inisiatif yang diambil oleh masyarakat tempatan dalam memajukan aspek pendidikan di negeri Kelantan sehingga tahun 1941. Dasar pendidikan yang direncanakan oleh British di negeri itu amat jelas dikawal oleh matlamat kolonialisme iaitu keuntungan ekonomi namun pada masa yang sama, perlu memastikan kestabilan politik bagi memastikan matlamat tersebut tercapai. Pendidikan yang diberikan kepada anak negeri han…
'I Want to Live': Malayan Communist Party Struggles as Seen by Female Defectors
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Volume 94, Part 1, No. 320, June 2021
Perkembangan Suratkhabar Dan Majalah Di Johor Sebelum Perang Dunia Kedua
Johor is often remembered as the state that witnessed the formation of the first Malay political party in this country, UMNO. Of similar significance, something that is often marginalised in Malaysian historiography, is the existence of myriad newspapers and magazines including the first women magazine in Malaya namely Bulan Melayu which was established in 1930. This article aims to examine the history of the emergence of newspapers and magazines…
Federal Education Policy and the Role of Muhammad Yusof bin Ahmad, 1951–1955
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Volume 95, Part 2, No. 323, December 2022
Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Kelantan (Maik) and Modernisation of Malay Education, 1917-1957
This article examines the Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Kelantan (MAIK) administration of Malay schools in the state of Kelantan from 1917 until the end of British colonial rule in 1957. This involvement is examined through two of its schools, the Maahad Muhammadi (Malay) for boys and Maahad Muhammadi (Malay) for girls. The establishment of MAIK Malay schools is a testament to its professed aims of looking after local welfare, which…
Dari Entrepot ke Agraria: Pemikiran tentang Pembangunan Ekonomi Berdasarkan Undang-undang Kedah Ku Din Ku Meh
Negeri-negeri Melayu sering dilihat oleh sarjana pentadbir kolonial tidak mempunyai suatu sistem politik yang sistematik sebelum kedatangan Barat manakala aspek undang-undangnya pula dilihat kejam dan dianggap tidak perlu diberi perhatian serius oleh pembaca. Walhal kewujudan undang-undang tradisional seperti Undang-undang Kedah yang telah disusun sekurang-kurangnya sejak kurun ke-17 membuktikan sebaliknya. Artikel ini bertujuan meneliti idea dan…
The Historical Role of the National Museum of China: Reform and Opening-Up (1978-1997)
Reform and opening-up is an essential part of the history of China in the post-Mao era, and its essence is a historical movement of consciously and actively merging Chinese civilisation with the currents of world history. The National Museum of China created the necessary cultural environment and conditions to promote China's Reform and opening-up (1978-1997). With the implementation and deepening of China's Reform and opening-up policy, the rest…
From Ustazah to Reformers: Unsung Heroes in Malaysian History
Studies of the role of women in society generally focus on elite personalities such as political figures, NGO workers, and academic activists. This article examines the work of Malay women educated in religious schools who influenced reforms in female education and became agents of change in the public and political sphere, with a particular focus on teachers ( ustazah ) in religious schools. The article adds to the established narrative of refor…
Penang, the Hajj, and the Role of Hajj Syeikhs, 1786-1977
The history of Penang is often highlighted from the perspective of its development and contribution as a port or centre for trading that involves international trading networks, specifically with India and China. However, these discussions have overlooked the island's role and contribution as the embarkation port for pilgrims from Malaya and the Malay Archipelago when sea travel was the primary mode of transportation to Makkah. Penang's role as t…
Malay Land Loss Dilemma: Was the Malay Reservations Enactment 1913 Relevant
The British administration in Malaya argued that the Malay Reservations Enactment 1913 aimed to safeguard the land rights of Malays. It was believed that Malay land rights were endangered by the prevalent practice of selling and mortgaging land to foreigners for quick profit among the Malays. Consequently, the enactment was introduced to protect and consolidate Malay land rights. However, this article contends that the formulation of this enactme…
The Overlooked Merchant: Saudagar Nasruddin and the Terengganu-Penang Trade Through the Light Letters
This article investigates the economic interactions between the Malay polity of Terengganu and British traders in the late 18th century, focusing on the role of Saudagar Nasruddin Ali and his engagements with the latter. Despite his importance in regional commerce, Nasruddin has been given little attention in existing historiography on 18th-century Malay-British trade. Utilising the Light Letters —a corpus of Malay correspondence exchanged betwee…
Asian Studies and History (13 works) · History (12 works) · Political science (12 works) · Law (10 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (9 works) · Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Malay (8 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Politics (6 works)