Reforming the society through knowledge and education : the role of Islamic reformism in Malaya, 1906-1941

• Main Author: Wan Sulong, Wan Suhana
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform; LA History of education
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/11018/4/reforming11018WanSu.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/11018/

This paper attempts to look at the importance of knowledge and education among the reformists in Malaya, starting from the date of the publication of their first journal al-Imam in 1906 up to the Second World War. The discussion is mainly based on the articles published in the reformist journals and...