Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife
Since 2008, Malaysia has witnessed a series of incidents, which though piecemeal and coincidental, threatens the very fabric of Malaysian multi-ethnic and multi-religious co-existence. Many, including Muslim lawmakers from both the government and opposition camps, have voiced strong concerns over...
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| description | Since 2008, Malaysia has witnessed a series of incidents, which though piecemeal and coincidental, threatens the very fabric of Malaysian multi-ethnic and multi-religious co-existence.
Many, including Muslim lawmakers from both the government and opposition camps, have voiced strong concerns over the growing trend of majority Muslim Malaysians imposing their religious beliefs onto citizens belonging to ethnic minorities.
This paper proposes three remedies to the current tension: Reforming the office of muftis of all states; inculcating inclusive Islamic discourses amongst Muslims; and finally, nurturing a culture of mutual respect and mutual learning. |
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| spelling | iium-528242017-01-03T03:55:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52824/ Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife Malik, Maszlee BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP1 Islam JA Political science (General) Since 2008, Malaysia has witnessed a series of incidents, which though piecemeal and coincidental, threatens the very fabric of Malaysian multi-ethnic and multi-religious co-existence. Many, including Muslim lawmakers from both the government and opposition camps, have voiced strong concerns over the growing trend of majority Muslim Malaysians imposing their religious beliefs onto citizens belonging to ethnic minorities. This paper proposes three remedies to the current tension: Reforming the office of muftis of all states; inculcating inclusive Islamic discourses amongst Muslims; and finally, nurturing a culture of mutual respect and mutual learning. ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore 2016-11-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52824/1/ISEAS_Perspective_2016_61.pdf Malik, Maszlee (2016) Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife. ISEAS Perspective, 2016 (61). pp. 1-7. E-ISSN 2335-6677 https://www.iseas.edu.sg/images/pdf/ISEAS_Perspective_2016_61.pdf |
| spellingShingle | BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP1 Islam JA Political science (General) Malik, Maszlee Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife |
| title | Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife |
| title_full | Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife |
| title_fullStr | Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife |
| title_full_unstemmed | Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife |
| title_short | Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife |
| title_sort | turning malaysia off inter-faith strife |
| topic | BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP1 Islam JA Political science (General) |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/52824/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52824/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52824/1/ISEAS_Perspective_2016_61.pdf |