Religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in Malaysia

The debate about human rights in Malaysia took a new turn in the early twenty-first century when it started to focus on the issue of religious freedom. The proponents of secular-liberal notion of religious freedom argued that religious and racial harmony would be better achieved if Malaysians of all...

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Main Author:	Mohamad, Marzuki
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2008
Subjects:	JA Political science (General)
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spelling	iium-600162018-01-11T02:10:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/60016/ Religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in Malaysia Mohamad, Marzuki JA Political science (General) The debate about human rights in Malaysia took a new turn in the early twenty-first century when it started to focus on the issue of religious freedom. The proponents of secular-liberal notion of religious freedom argued that religious and racial harmony would be better achieved if Malaysians of all races and religions enjoy absolute religious freedom, which includes the right to renounce Islam. However, the secular-liberal approach to religious freedom, contrary to the expectation of its proponents, accentuates religious and racial division in Muslim-majority Malaysia. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60016/1/Journal%20Article_Religion%2C%20Human%20Rights_ID_Marzuki.pdf Mohamad, Marzuki (2008) Religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in Malaysia. Intellectual Discourse, 16 (2). pp. 155-186. ISSN 0128-4878 http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam
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description	The debate about human rights in Malaysia took a new turn in the early twenty-first century when it started to focus on the issue of religious freedom. The proponents of secular-liberal notion of religious freedom argued that religious and racial harmony would be better achieved if Malaysians of all races and religions enjoy absolute religious freedom, which includes the right to renounce Islam. However, the secular-liberal approach to religious freedom, contrary to the expectation of its proponents, accentuates religious and racial division in Muslim-majority Malaysia.
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author	Mohamad, Marzuki
author_facet	Mohamad, Marzuki
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title	Religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in Malaysia
title_short	Religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in Malaysia
title_full	Religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in Malaysia
title_sort	religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in malaysia
publisher	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2008
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Religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in Malaysia

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