Islam and Minorities:  Managing Identity in Malaysia

Suaedy, Ahmad

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“…Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim population in the world, although in Indonesian Islam is not the official state religion (Suaedy, 2010). It's different with Malaysia who has formally declared Islam as the official state religion.…”

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The Comparative Dialectic of Islam, Politics, and Government in Indonesia and Thailand

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Kusuma

2019

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The religion particularly Islam has a considerable influence on the politics and governmental system in a country generally. But of course, the role of Islam in politics and government will be different when Islam as the majority religion compared when Islam became a minority religion. It becomes interesting to be explored further, so as to see concrete evidence the authors determined to compare the dialectic of Islam in the politics and government in Indonesia and Thailand. The results of research showed that there is a significant imbalance between the role of Islam in Indonesia and Thailand for politics and government. In Indonesia since the struggle until independence era, the Muslim leaders and activists are aware that in order to improve the condition of the country, it takes a political struggle to deal with attempts to obtain power to influence government and public policy making. This can be evidenced by the existence of Islamic party or Islamic mass-based party from the first general election to date. In addition, at the level of government the role of Muslim activists and scholars are also greatly affected. Instead, in Thailand show that Islam has a small portion in politics and government. This is evidenced by the lack of political access and opportunity to participate in the governmental system. Even in a particular regime, Muslims get very discriminatory treatment. Like as in the administration of Prime Minister Phibul Songkhram and Thaksin Shinawatra. This condition is supported by the prevailing political system in Thailand, where the authority of the regime is absolute and inviolable. As an impact, insurgents' groups in Southern Thailand namely National Revolution Row (BRN) and Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) continued to express special autonomy. With the special autonomy it is expected that the conflict in Southern Thailand will subside.

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The Comparative Dialectic of Islam, Politics, and Government in Indonesia and Thailand

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2019

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“…Discrimination against certain minorities and con ict between majority and minority groups are common in democratic transitions due to religious or ethnic reasons, at least in the Southeast Asian region as in Myanmar. Discrimination and con ict occur in both Muslim majority countries such as in Malaysia between Chinese and Indian ethnicities (Suaedy, 2010a), and in Indonesia against particular minority religious groups (Suaedy, 2011a and.…”

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Citizenship Challenges in Myanmar’s Democratic Transition: Case Study of the Rohingya-Muslim

Suaedy

Hafiz

2015

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It specializes in Indonesian Islamic studies in particular, and Southeast Asian Islamic studies in general, and is intended to communicate original researches and current issues on the subject. is journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars of related disciplines. All submitted papers are subject to double-blind review process. STUDIA ISLAMIKA has been accredited by e Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia as an academic journal (SK Dirjen Dikti No. 56/DIKTI/Kep/2012). STUDIA ISLAMIKA has become a CrossRef Member since year 2014. erefore, all articles published by STUDIA ISLAMIKA will have unique Digital Object Identi er (DOI) number.

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Mahathir Mohamad'i̇n Etni̇k Çoğulculuğu Yönetmedeki̇ Ve Malezya'da Si̇yasi̇ İsti̇krari Sağlamadaki̇ Rolü

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When looking at ethnic pluralism, we find that it is one of the most important factors that affected the lives of nations and peoples during different historical stages. It represents a double-edged sword, because on the one hand, we find that it could be one of the most dangerous sources of threats facing the multi-ethnic state, as it may become the beginning of internal divisions that threaten the national security of the state and it may reach the point of wars that may lead to the collapse of the entire country, the impact of ethnic pluralism may extend beyond the borders of the state and be a source of threat to other surrounding communities. On the other hand, ethnic pluralism may be a source of state cohesion and strength. This happens if the state manages to direct this difference between these ethnicities to achieve cohesion between society, and if the state seeks to establish the state on the basis of cooperation and spreading the spirit of citizenship and national unity among all spectrums of society. This is what the political leader Mahathir Mohamad was able to achieve in Malaysia. He was able to unite the multi-ethnic Malaysian state, he was also able to make the ethnic diversity in Malaysian society a tool for the progress of the state and the achievement of development and political stability in it. This article assumes that the political leader Mahathir Mohamad had a role in managing ethnic pluralism and achieving political stability in Malaysia, which the article will seek to test the validity of this claim.

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Islam and Minorities: Managing Identity in Malaysia

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The Comparative Dialectic of Islam, Politics, and Government in Indonesia and Thailand

The Comparative Dialectic of Islam, Politics, and Government in Indonesia and Thailand

Citizenship Challenges in Myanmar’s Democratic Transition: Case Study of the Rohingya-Muslim

Mahathir Mohamad'i̇n Etni̇k Çoğulculuğu Yönetmedeki̇ Ve Malezya'da Si̇yasi̇ İsti̇krari Sağlamadaki̇ Rolü

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