It is finally out – My Edited book published by UTM Press.
Thank you very much to My Dean cum Co-Editor for giving me courage and support while editing this book.
Preface
Malaysia’s relations with the countries in the Arab world has been steadily growing. Arab world can be widely defined as the countries in the Middle East Region. It is also known with a number of other terms such as the West Asia, the Near East, the Levant and the Fertile Crescent. This book presents about the contemporary relationship between Malaysia and the selected West Asian countries. It includes an important discussion about the vital occasion that occurred recently in the Arab world widely known as Arab Spring. It provides argument on how the Arab Spring influenced the Malaysian politics and society. On the other part, brief discussions on the economic relationship with countries in the Arab and Persian Gulfs were also included. This is particularly important due to the fact that the relations between Malaysia and those countries in the Arab and Persian Gulfs have been promising. Further discussion on the Arab Gulf countries’ investment in South East Asian (SEA) countries is also included. This discussion is to analyse and compare the investment linkages of Arab Investment the SEA region and to evaluate how it affects Malaysia. This book also provides a discourse on the civil society movements in the Middle East and how it influences Malaysian society, especially on the issue of Islamic movement.
