A survey of Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaya, 1941-1945

Japanese occupation of Malaya is considered to be a departure point in Malaysian history which marked a shift of colonial rule from British to Japanese. In the context of Malaya, following the successful Japanese subjugation of the land in February 1942, the High Command in Tokyo had issued a number...

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Main Authors:	Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus, Fathil, Fauziah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Global Academic Excellence (GAE) 2017
Subjects:	BP1 Islam H Social Sciences (General) H51 History H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/61024/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61024/7/61024-A%20survey%20of%20Japanese%20policy%20on%20Islam%20and%20Muslim.pdf

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spelling	iium-610242018-06-29T00:52:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61024/ A survey of Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaya, 1941-1945 Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus Fathil, Fauziah BP1 Islam H Social Sciences (General) H51 History H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences Japanese occupation of Malaya is considered to be a departure point in Malaysian history which marked a shift of colonial rule from British to Japanese. In the context of Malaya, following the successful Japanese subjugation of the land in February 1942, the High Command in Tokyo had issued a number of directives to be implemented in the occupied areas including Malaya. The High Command in Tokyo, among others had specified that regional commanders need to respect the indigenous’ religion and folk customs in the occupied areas. As far as Islam is concerned, the Japanese Military Administration in Malaya seemed to have departed from Tokyo’s orders in its dealing with Islam and Malay-Muslims as a whole. It seemed that the Japanese had no well-planned policy on Islam and Malay-Muslims in Malaya, nor were they sensitive to Islam and relevant issues concerning Islam and Muslims in the country. Rather Islam was used for propaganda purposes such as the frequent presence of Japanese officials in surau or mosque precincts for mobilizing people’s support and occasional use of surau or mosques as storehouses. Global Academic Excellence (GAE) 2017-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61024/7/61024-A%20survey%20of%20Japanese%20policy%20on%20Islam%20and%20Muslim.pdf Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus and Fathil, Fauziah (2017) A survey of Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaya, 1941-1945. In: International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Technology (ICSHT 2017), 2nd-3rd December 2017, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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topic	BP1 Islam H Social Sciences (General) H51 History H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences
spellingShingle	BP1 Islam H Social Sciences (General) H51 History H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus Fathil, Fauziah A survey of Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaya, 1941-1945
description	Japanese occupation of Malaya is considered to be a departure point in Malaysian history which marked a shift of colonial rule from British to Japanese. In the context of Malaya, following the successful Japanese subjugation of the land in February 1942, the High Command in Tokyo had issued a number of directives to be implemented in the occupied areas including Malaya. The High Command in Tokyo, among others had specified that regional commanders need to respect the indigenous’ religion and folk customs in the occupied areas. As far as Islam is concerned, the Japanese Military Administration in Malaya seemed to have departed from Tokyo’s orders in its dealing with Islam and Malay-Muslims as a whole. It seemed that the Japanese had no well-planned policy on Islam and Malay-Muslims in Malaya, nor were they sensitive to Islam and relevant issues concerning Islam and Muslims in the country. Rather Islam was used for propaganda purposes such as the frequent presence of Japanese officials in surau or mosque precincts for mobilizing people’s support and occasional use of surau or mosques as storehouses.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus Fathil, Fauziah
author_facet	Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus Fathil, Fauziah
author_sort	Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus
title	A survey of Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaya, 1941-1945
title_short	A survey of Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaya, 1941-1945
title_full	A survey of Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaya, 1941-1945
title_fullStr	A survey of Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaya, 1941-1945
title_full_unstemmed	A survey of Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaya, 1941-1945
title_sort	survey of japanese policy on islam and muslim community in malaya, 1941-1945
publisher	Global Academic Excellence (GAE)
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/61024/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61024/7/61024-A%20survey%20of%20Japanese%20policy%20on%20Islam%20and%20Muslim.pdf
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A survey of Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaya, 1941-1945

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