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The Religious Issues Of The Malay Population During Colonial Rule

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Part one: essay proposal (200-300 words)
a) Giving a brief explanation of the scope of the essay (the figure you will examine, the time period, geographical focus, etc).
Question: How did the British managed the religious issues of the Malays during colonial rule in Singapore?
Through an analysis of the Maria Hertogh riot case study, we are able to gain deeper insights into British’s colonial policies in their management of the religious issues of the Malay population in the post-1945 era. At the same time this also allows us to see how race intersect with class as the Malay population constitutes the lower income class in Singapore at that time. Using Maria as a case study, we are also able to see how gender interact with race and class during colonialism as things may have turned out differently if the child in case was a boy instead.
b) Outlining your key research questions and the conclusions that you have drawn from your research thus far.

1. Did British mismanaged sensitive religious issues pertaining to the Malays during colonial rule?
2. Did the British pursue a strict policy of resistance in their religious policies?
This ethnic conflict has been widely argued to be the consequence of a mismanagement of the religious issues of the Malay population by the British. However, it would be inaccurate to solely blame the British’s policies for triggering the riots as they were other factors that led to the riots such as the media and the hidden motives of the

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