Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects

According to the official figures, the number of people with Chinese descendants who are registered as Muslims in Malaysia (or the Chinese Muslims) stood at 42,048 persons in the year 2010 compared to 57,277 persons in the year 2000 (Department of Statistics, Malaysia, 2015; Abdullah and Shukri, 200...

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Main Authors:	Kassim, Salina, Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus, Yap, Johari, Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2018
Subjects:	BP173 Islamic sociology BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge
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spelling	iium-637482018-09-19T04:36:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63748/ Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects Kassim, Salina Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus Yap, Johari Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq BP173 Islamic sociology BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge According to the official figures, the number of people with Chinese descendants who are registered as Muslims in Malaysia (or the Chinese Muslims) stood at 42,048 persons in the year 2010 compared to 57,277 persons in the year 2000 (Department of Statistics, Malaysia, 2015; Abdullah and Shukri, 2008). Despite being small in numbers, the Chinese Muslims in Malaysia have continued to make increasing contribution socially and economically. In terms of economic profiling, majority of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia falls in the middle-income group (PERKIM, 2017). According to Ann Wan Seng (2011), the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia has its own economic position. The Chinese Muslims make their presence mainly in the halal food industry with their well-known restaurant chains all over the country, also in the education field, entertainment industry, trading businesses, and dakwah efforts (Kassim et al., 2017) IIUM Press 2018-05-01 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63748/1/63748_Economic%20Empowerment%20of%20the%20Chinese%20Muslims%20Community%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Kassim, Salina and Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus and Yap, Johari and Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq (2018) Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects. In: Contemporary issues on Islamic thought. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 1-21. ISBN 9789674910082 http://iiumpress.iium.edu.my/bookshop
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spellingShingle	BP173 Islamic sociology BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge Kassim, Salina Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus Yap, Johari Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
description	According to the official figures, the number of people with Chinese descendants who are registered as Muslims in Malaysia (or the Chinese Muslims) stood at 42,048 persons in the year 2010 compared to 57,277 persons in the year 2000 (Department of Statistics, Malaysia, 2015; Abdullah and Shukri, 2008). Despite being small in numbers, the Chinese Muslims in Malaysia have continued to make increasing contribution socially and economically. In terms of economic profiling, majority of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia falls in the middle-income group (PERKIM, 2017). According to Ann Wan Seng (2011), the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia has its own economic position. The Chinese Muslims make their presence mainly in the halal food industry with their well-known restaurant chains all over the country, also in the education field, entertainment industry, trading businesses, and dakwah efforts (Kassim et al., 2017)
format	Book Chapter
author	Kassim, Salina Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus Yap, Johari Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq
author_facet	Kassim, Salina Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus Yap, Johari Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq
author_sort	Kassim, Salina
title	Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
title_short	Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
title_full	Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
title_fullStr	Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
title_full_unstemmed	Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
title_sort	economic empowerment of the chinese muslim community in malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2018
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