Narratives about women as gift objects in classical literature show the power dynamics of trade and diplomacy in the early modern Malay world.

Different—and sometimes competing—uses of sacred space is par for the course at the Church of St Anne in Penang’s Bukit Mertajam.

The long, little-known history of Muslim women in communal religious life.

For many women, wearing the hijab was—and is—an element of piety, but it's been coopted into a political symbol.

The historic Buffalo Creek flood tore through a region often exploited by industry—and stereotyped by outsiders.