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Mon. Jan. 23, 2006
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Art & Culture > Literature Issues > Fiction
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In the Footsteps of the Nine Saints
Muslim Culture in Southeast Asia
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By
The IOL Art & Culture Team
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The legendary walisongo, the nine Javan saints and missionaries who are considered early torchbearers of Islam in what is now Indonesia, stood in a long tradition of itinerant Muslim scholars, preachers, and travelers who found their way into the region on trade ships traveling from India to the Far East and from China to the West.
Islam in Southeast Asia has thus always been characterized by cultural and religious diversity. The many ethnic, religious, and cultural communities living side by side in the region integrated Islam into their lives in manifold ways. In some of these countries Muslims remained minorities, such as the Cham of Vietnam and Cambodia, while in others, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, they became the world's largest Muslim populations within the borders of a single nation.
In this special folder we travel from Brunei to Burma, Myanmar to Laos, and back in time to the ancient Thai kingdom of Siam, to then return to the modern metropolises of the Philippines and Singapore, on a journey of discovery of the artistic and cultural heritage that the Muslim peoples of these intimately tied islands and shores have contributed to the world of Islam.
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Sounds of Devotion 
If you have any audio files related to Islamic oral expression in Southeast Asia (songs, prayers, poems, chants) that you would like to share with us, please e-mail us at: artculture@iolteam.com
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