Towards a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia: a study on the prospects and challenges for a successful Inter-Religious Dialogue (IRD)
The existence of various races, ethnic groups, and religions in Malaysia, maps the pluralistic condition of her society. Such co-existences however have exposed Malaysians to potential conflicts. In reality, conflicts did occur due to lack of understanding on each other’s religion. To reduce the con...
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| description | The existence of various races, ethnic groups, and religions in Malaysia, maps the pluralistic condition of her society. Such co-existences however have exposed Malaysians to potential conflicts. In reality, conflicts did occur due to lack of understanding on each other’s religion. To reduce the conflicts, Inter-religious dialogue (IRD) has been propagated as an alternative in bridging religions in Malaysia. The issues at hands are; being a Muslim-majority state, what are needed by the Malaysian government to ensure the success of dialogue? Are Malaysians ready for such engagement? What are the prospects and challenges for a successful IRD in the Malaysian context? This paper therefore, aims to present a research findings pertaining to IRD. The findings are deemed necessary for mobilizing a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | iium-294242013-03-19T12:48:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29424/ Towards a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia: a study on the prospects and challenges for a successful Inter-Religious Dialogue (IRD) Ibrahim, Haslina BL Religion HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform The existence of various races, ethnic groups, and religions in Malaysia, maps the pluralistic condition of her society. Such co-existences however have exposed Malaysians to potential conflicts. In reality, conflicts did occur due to lack of understanding on each other’s religion. To reduce the conflicts, Inter-religious dialogue (IRD) has been propagated as an alternative in bridging religions in Malaysia. The issues at hands are; being a Muslim-majority state, what are needed by the Malaysian government to ensure the success of dialogue? Are Malaysians ready for such engagement? What are the prospects and challenges for a successful IRD in the Malaysian context? This paper therefore, aims to present a research findings pertaining to IRD. The findings are deemed necessary for mobilizing a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia. 2013-03-01 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29424/1/TOWARDS_GOOD_GOVERNANCE_OF_PLURALISTIC_SOCIETY_IN_MALAYSIA_haslina%27s_final.pdf Ibrahim, Haslina (2013) Towards a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia: a study on the prospects and challenges for a successful Inter-Religious Dialogue (IRD). In: Shariah, Governance and Interreligous Relation, 1 March 2013, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | BL Religion HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Ibrahim, Haslina Towards a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia: a study on the prospects and challenges for a successful Inter-Religious Dialogue (IRD) |
| title | Towards a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia: a study on the prospects and challenges for a successful Inter-Religious Dialogue (IRD)
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| title_full | Towards a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia: a study on the prospects and challenges for a successful Inter-Religious Dialogue (IRD)
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| title_fullStr | Towards a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia: a study on the prospects and challenges for a successful Inter-Religious Dialogue (IRD)
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| title_full_unstemmed | Towards a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia: a study on the prospects and challenges for a successful Inter-Religious Dialogue (IRD)
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| title_short | Towards a good governance of pluralistic society in Malaysia: a study on the prospects and challenges for a successful Inter-Religious Dialogue (IRD)
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| title_sort | towards a good governance of pluralistic society in malaysia: a study on the prospects and challenges for a successful inter-religious dialogue (ird) |
| topic | BL Religion HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/29424/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29424/1/TOWARDS_GOOD_GOVERNANCE_OF_PLURALISTIC_SOCIETY_IN_MALAYSIA_haslina%27s_final.pdf |