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UID:euroseas-2024-localizing-strangers-arab-identity-in-contemporary-southeast-asia
SUMMARY:Localizing strangers: Arab Identity in contemporary Southeast Asia
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DESCRIPTION:This panel intends to discuss the intricate reconfiguration of 
 identity articulation within the Hadhrami-Arab communities and their relati
 ons with the host population in Southeast Asia. Known as the Indian Ocean d
 iaspora from homeland Hadhramawt, the present day of Yemen, this panel depa
 rts from the premise: the salience of the Arab identity, which has been jux
 taposed with Islam, in recent Southeast Asian Muslims. The topics are cente
 red on religion, language, and ethnicity within the localized socio-politic
 al contexts after the new structure of the nation-states. This focuses on u
 nderstanding how the different trajectories of locality influence and shape
  the different outcomes and patterns of Arabs’ relations with the wider loc
 al populations in the region\n\nThe panel inquires contributors to critical
 ly analyze the impact of the local setting on the societal identity, as wel
 l as the manifestation of Arab cultural elements in Southeast Asia. The pan
 elists are directed to evaluate the potential outcomes of the interplay bet
 ween the local setting and Arab identity, namely in terms of generating a n
 ovel cultural or identity construct (localizing) or engaging in a process o
 f contestation that reinforces a particular identity (contesting). The obse
 rvers could interpret the consequences of this interaction from multiple va
 ntage points, encompassing 1) Collective identity; 2) Arabic manuscripts; 3
 ) Utilization of Arabic daily language; 4) Another related cultural product
 s; and 5) Gender Perspective on identity change. In order to increase the d
 iversity of viewpoints, particularly with regard to gender, we also strongl
 y encourage female scholars to participate in this panel.\n\nThe initial st
 udy will examine the impact of local languages and interactions with transn
 ational activities, particularly contacts with Middle Eastern nations, on t
 he linguistic changes observed in Arabic among Arab ancestry communities in
  Jakarta and Surakarta. The second study examines the interplay of transnat
 ionalism, democracy, and kinship in fostering the resurgence of the traditi
 onal identity of the Ba-‘Alawi tribe in Indonesia. The third study wi
 ll examine the interplay between the state building process and Ba-‘A
 lawi identity in Singapore. And the fourth paper will examine the process o
 f localized expression of Islam through textual interpretation in West Java
 , Indonesia
URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/localizing-strangers-arab-identity-in-contemporary-southeast-asia
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