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CHAPTER 8: SETTING THE SCENE: SINGAPORE AS A PORT AND A CENTRE FOR THE HAJJ
Adapted from Setting the Scene: Singapore as a Port and a Centre for Hajj, in A. Green and Mohd Raman, Kapal Haji: Singapore and the Hajj Journey by Sea, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2019.
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Abstract:
A number of factors came together for Singapore to develop as a centre for hajj shipping in Southeast Asia. There had to be business networks to provide the infrastructure for shipping but there also had to be a cultural, social and religious setting that could speak the language of the hajj and provide what was needed by the Muslim community from across the region…
