Malays in Egypt

Malays in Egypt make up a part of the overseas Malay race population. Malay speakers who came to Egypt are mainly from Indonesia and Malaysia. In 1927, they started a newspaper, Seruan Azhar.[1]

Malays in Egypt
Regions with significant populations
Cairo · Alexandria
Languages
English · Indonesian  Malay · Egyptian Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Javanese, Malays (ethnic group), Minangkabau

References

  1. Roff, William R. (April 1970), "Indonesian and Malay Students in Cairo in the 1920s", Indonesia, Southeast Asia Program Publications at Cornell University, 9 (9): 73–87, doi:10.2307/3350623, hdl:1813/53486, JSTOR 3350623


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