1 RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN MALAYA: A STUDY OF VIEWS AND DEBATES IN SAUDAR A, 1928 -41 Wan Suhana Wan Sulong International Islamic University Malaysia 1. INTRODUCTION Saudara was the Malay newspaper published from 1928 to 1941 in Penang by the Jelutong Pres s, the publishing house of a prolific writer and renowned Islamic reformist in Malaya, Sayyid Shai