Register here: https://peatix.com/event/4944660/view?k=b4ee48b5015d0365ebef00ee003052c9ecf0ccc7

*Programme tickets will go live on 22nd April 2026 12pm

Wednesday (20 May): 7.30pm - 9pm

Singapore served as a major hub for Malay and Islamic book printing and publishing. A diverse set of actors were involved in this endeavour, from Javanese and Terengganu Malays to Indian Muslims and Arabs. This seminar showcases Singapore Malay, Nusantara and Muslim printing presses, publishing companies and bookstores in the 19th and early 20th centuries found in Kampong Gelam, Geylang Serai and beyond, and the maritime connections they foregrounded. The Seminar includes a sharing of surviving texts.

This is a showcase of Singapore Malay, Nusantara and Muslim printing presses publishing and bookstores in the 19th and early 20th centuries in Kampong Gelam and beyond, and the maritime connections they foreground. With a sharing of surviving texts.

Speakers:

1. Mr Ibrahim Tahir (owner, Wardah Books): Wardah, historical publications, and a living tradition of intellectual and educational initiative
 - Short feature: Royal Press / Pustaka Melayu [Singapura Stories interview with Hj Abdul Aziz bin Abu Talib]
2. Dr Imran Tajudeen (Malay Studies and Architecture, NUS): Malayo-Muslim Publishers, Printing Presses and Bookstores in Singapore
3. Ustaz Hakeem Salihudin (educator): Pre-war Singapore Islamic publications