A History of the Malay Left: Part One
By Koay Su Lyn, Mohd Izzuddin Ramli
August 2017 WINDOW INTO HISTORY
Many Malays opposed to colonialism in the pre-War period were considered communists by the British. Despite the failure of their various agendas, their early contributions were broad and lasting.Being anti-colonial, the Malay Left was classed either as communists or at least as fellow travellers of the reds.1 The basis for this claim? Undeniably, being leftist or against the status quo was not enough to make one a communist.So who or what was the Malay Left, really?The Rise of the Malay...
Koay Su Lyn
reads and writes of the past to make sense of the present. She is a research analyst in the History and Heritage Programme of Penang Institute.
Mohd Izzuddin Ramli
