This site is published by the Muhammad Alagil Distinguished Chair in Arabia Asia Studies at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) established the Muhammad Alagil Distinguished Professorship in Arabia Asia Studies at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), which is at the forefront of research on inter-Asian connections and comparisons. The Professorship is dedicated to promoting research in the social, cultural, historical and contemporary Arabia-Asia relations that have shaped both societies profoundly, providing an authoritative academic view into the course such relations may take in the future and inspiring a new generation of academics in this field of study.