Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife

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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Main Author: Malik, Maszlee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore 2016
Subjects:
BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
BP1 Islam
JA Political science (General)
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/52824/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/52824/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/52824/1/ISEAS_Perspective_2016_61.pdf
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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
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topic BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
BP1 Islam
JA Political science (General)
spellingShingle BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
BP1 Islam
JA Political science (General)
Malik, Maszlee
Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife
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.
format Article
author Malik, Maszlee
author_facet Malik, Maszlee
author_sort Malik, Maszlee
title Turning Malaysia off inter-faith strife
title_short 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_sort turning malaysia off inter-faith strife
publisher ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
publishDate 2016
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
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