Making sense of Malay sexuality: An exploration

This article is a three-part exploratory study of Malay sexuality. Part one provides an insight into the epistemological and ontological aspects of sexuality and gender; part two looks at the case of Anwar Ibrahim as one that illuminates the ways in which Malay society grapples with issues of sex...

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Main Authors: Shamsul A.B., Mohamad Fauzi Bin Sukimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2006
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1078/
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spelling ukm-10782016-12-14T06:28:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1078/ Making sense of Malay sexuality: An exploration Shamsul A.B., Mohamad Fauzi Bin Sukimi, This article is a three-part exploratory study of Malay sexuality. Part one provides an insight into the epistemological and ontological aspects of sexuality and gender; part two looks at the case of Anwar Ibrahim as one that illuminates the ways in which Malay society grapples with issues of sex and morality; and part three interprets the Anwar Ibrahim’s case from the epistemological and ontological perspective of gender and sexuality. The case received much attention locally and abroad because it involved a political leader who had been seen by many as a probable Prime Minister. However, Anwar Ibrahim was alleged to have indulged in unnatural sex with a few men, forbidden in Islam, and shocking to many because of his image as a pious Muslim leader. His case, however, provides an opportunity to analyze relevant wider issues about the construction of Malay sexuality and morality Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1078/1/Making_Sense_of_Malay_Sexuality.pdf Shamsul A.B., and Mohamad Fauzi Bin Sukimi, (2006) Making sense of Malay sexuality: An exploration. SARI: Jurnal Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, 24 . pp. 59-72. ISSN 0127-2721 http://www.ukm.my/sari/index.html
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description This article is a three-part exploratory study of Malay sexuality. Part one provides an insight into the epistemological and ontological aspects of sexuality and gender; part two looks at the case of Anwar Ibrahim as one that illuminates the ways in which Malay society grapples with issues of sex and morality; and part three interprets the Anwar Ibrahim’s case from the epistemological and ontological perspective of gender and sexuality. The case received much attention locally and abroad because it involved a political leader who had been seen by many as a probable Prime Minister. However, Anwar Ibrahim was alleged to have indulged in unnatural sex with a few men, forbidden in Islam, and shocking to many because of his image as a pious Muslim leader. His case, however, provides an opportunity to analyze relevant wider issues about the construction of Malay sexuality and morality
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author Shamsul A.B.,
Mohamad Fauzi Bin Sukimi,
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Making sense of Malay sexuality: An exploration
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title Making sense of Malay sexuality: An exploration
title_short Making sense of Malay sexuality: An exploration
title_full Making sense of Malay sexuality: An exploration
title_fullStr Making sense of Malay sexuality: An exploration
title_full_unstemmed Making sense of Malay sexuality: An exploration
title_sort making sense of malay sexuality: an exploration
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2006
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1078/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1078/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1078/1/Making_Sense_of_Malay_Sexuality.pdf
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