Gapena and the Cape Malays: Initiating connections, constructing images

This article intends to demonstrate how cultural organizations, such as Gapena under the leadership of Ismail Hussein, have been among non-state actors that have been active in international relations. It also highlights the three variables, namely identity, culture and religion, which inform the...

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Main Author: Muhammed Haron
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005
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spelling ukm-10542016-12-14T06:28:41Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1054/ Gapena and the Cape Malays: Initiating connections, constructing images Muhammed Haron, This article intends to demonstrate how cultural organizations, such as Gapena under the leadership of Ismail Hussein, have been among non-state actors that have been active in international relations. It also highlights the three variables, namely identity, culture and religion, which inform the activities of these non-state actors. In addition, it wants to reflect upon the religio-cultural relationship cemented and strengthened between Gapena and South Africa’s Cape Malays and it also shares thoughts on how Ismail Hussein played a pivotal role in this. Prior to this, the paper takes into account the debates surrounding the notion of ‘Malayness’ within the respective communities and offers a comparative view. Finally, it shows how their identities have been framed and how images were constructed within the respective communities Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1054/1/Gapena_and_the_Cape_Malays.pdf Muhammed Haron, (2005) Gapena and the Cape Malays: Initiating connections, constructing images. SARI: Jurnal Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, 23 . pp. 47-66. ISSN 0127-2721 http://www.sarionline.ukm.my/index.html
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description This article intends to demonstrate how cultural organizations, such as Gapena under the leadership of Ismail Hussein, have been among non-state actors that have been active in international relations. It also highlights the three variables, namely identity, culture and religion, which inform the activities of these non-state actors. In addition, it wants to reflect upon the religio-cultural relationship cemented and strengthened between Gapena and South Africa’s Cape Malays and it also shares thoughts on how Ismail Hussein played a pivotal role in this. Prior to this, the paper takes into account the debates surrounding the notion of ‘Malayness’ within the respective communities and offers a comparative view. Finally, it shows how their identities have been framed and how images were constructed within the respective communities
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author Muhammed Haron,
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Gapena and the Cape Malays: Initiating connections, constructing images
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title Gapena and the Cape Malays: Initiating connections, constructing images
title_short Gapena and the Cape Malays: Initiating connections, constructing images
title_full Gapena and the Cape Malays: Initiating connections, constructing images
title_fullStr Gapena and the Cape Malays: Initiating connections, constructing images
title_full_unstemmed Gapena and the Cape Malays: Initiating connections, constructing images
title_sort gapena and the cape malays: initiating connections, constructing images
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2005
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1054/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1054/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1054/1/Gapena_and_the_Cape_Malays.pdf
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