Islamic revivalism, religious freedom and the non-Muslims in Malaysia: a preliminary discussion

The non-Muslims' responses towards the Islamization policy of the government and Islamic revivalism in Malaysia and their major organisation aims regarding non-Muslims affairs have many things in common. From the questionnaires and interviews, it is possible to summarise the responses of the no...

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Main Author: Abdullah, Amini Amir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2003
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3411/
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description The non-Muslims' responses towards the Islamization policy of the government and Islamic revivalism in Malaysia and their major organisation aims regarding non-Muslims affairs have many things in common. From the questionnaires and interviews, it is possible to summarise the responses of the non-Muslims in Malaysia. Although the Malaysian constitution guarantees the non-Muslims religious freedom and rights, what matters are the actual practices of the Malaysian government and civil servants in implementing the constitutional provisions. The non-Muslims are not convinced about their constitutional rights. Generally, their fear are based on the lack of a clear and open discussion. The non-Muslims sense of insecurity will be increased as long as their rights are denied or neglected. Attempts to Islamize Malaysia will further intensify the non-Muslim's feeling of disadvantage and they will react to fight for their rights.
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spelling upm-34112015-09-11T07:07:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3411/ Islamic revivalism, religious freedom and the non-Muslims in Malaysia: a preliminary discussion Abdullah, Amini Amir The non-Muslims' responses towards the Islamization policy of the government and Islamic revivalism in Malaysia and their major organisation aims regarding non-Muslims affairs have many things in common. From the questionnaires and interviews, it is possible to summarise the responses of the non-Muslims in Malaysia. Although the Malaysian constitution guarantees the non-Muslims religious freedom and rights, what matters are the actual practices of the Malaysian government and civil servants in implementing the constitutional provisions. The non-Muslims are not convinced about their constitutional rights. Generally, their fear are based on the lack of a clear and open discussion. The non-Muslims sense of insecurity will be increased as long as their rights are denied or neglected. Attempts to Islamize Malaysia will further intensify the non-Muslim's feeling of disadvantage and they will react to fight for their rights. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2003-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3411/1/Islamic_Revivalism%2C_Religious_Freedom_and_the_Non-Muslims.pdf Abdullah, Amini Amir (2003) Islamic revivalism, religious freedom and the non-Muslims in Malaysia: a preliminary discussion. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 11 (2). pp. 119-134. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-11-2-9
spellingShingle Abdullah, Amini Amir
Islamic revivalism, religious freedom and the non-Muslims in Malaysia: a preliminary discussion
title Islamic revivalism, religious freedom and the non-Muslims in Malaysia: a preliminary discussion
title_full Islamic revivalism, religious freedom and the non-Muslims in Malaysia: a preliminary discussion
title_fullStr Islamic revivalism, religious freedom and the non-Muslims in Malaysia: a preliminary discussion
title_full_unstemmed Islamic revivalism, religious freedom and the non-Muslims in Malaysia: a preliminary discussion
title_short Islamic revivalism, religious freedom and the non-Muslims in Malaysia: a preliminary discussion
title_sort islamic revivalism, religious freedom and the non-muslims in malaysia: a preliminary discussion
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