Kampung Melayu – Preserving Tradition amid Change
By Nidhal Mujahid
December 2016 FEATURE
History resides in many hidden corners of Penang. You just have to seek them out.The serene landscape of Kampung Melayu.Deep within Air Itam is a community rich with historic and religious significance – Kampung Melayu. The village rose to prominence in the 1870s when Sheikh Omar Basheer Al-Khalidy settled in the area. Sheikh Omar is remembered for enlightening the Malay community there with the famous Islamic Sufi stream “Tarekat Nashqabandiyyah”. He taught at the Jamek Al-Qadrie mosque, which soon became...
Nidhal Mujahid
is just an ordinary man who works as an analyst at Penang Institute. He is inspired by the unique diversity of cultures that exist in Penang.
