Islam and tourism

Din, Kadir H.

doi:10.1016/0160-7383(89)90008-x

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“…As the tourism industry on Redang Island grows towards maturity, the industry will become increasingly institutionalized and dominated by outside interests (Din 1989).…”

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“…It allowed for special provisions for tourism in poor regions, as contained in the Investment Incentive Act of 1968 (amended in 1986) (Malaysia 1986). These provisions may be consistent with the welfare-oriented philosophy in the basic tenets of Islam (Din 1989). The Tourism Development Corporation Act (1972) continued the growth of the industry (Malaysia 1978), but there were no explicit references to Islamic ideas or goals.…”

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“…The hotels/resorts may act inappropriately in either or both roles as guest and host. Finally, benefits reaped by the hotels/resorts may not be well re-distributed back to the entire community (Shoup 1985, Din 1989.…”

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“…It has been found that tourism development in Malaysia has given insufficient attention to local capacity building, reluctance to integrate local settlements, misplaced notion of professionalism, and insensitivity to cultural and ethnic differences (Liu 2006). Although Islam prohibits prostitution, gambling, and the consumption of alcoholic beverages, it does not exert any significant influence on the operation of tourist-related activities (Din 1989, Henderson 2003, which are Western-inspired and run counter to the Islamic concept of tourism in stressing the sacred goal of submission to the ways of God (Graburn 1977). Tourism has been blamed for sexual permissiveness, flagrant indulgence in alcohol, gambling, drugs, pornography, voyeurism, particularly threatening local youths (Din 1989(Din , 1997.…”

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Balancing water, religion and tourism on Redang Island, Malaysia

Fisher

Nawaz

Fauzi

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Environ. Res. Lett.

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Redang Island (Pulau Redang) is an island off of Peninsular Malaysia that is part of a Marine Park archipelago of corals and thousands of fish and invertebrates. The relatively isolated local community is generally centered on fishing, and Islam guides daily life. Recently, the tourism industry has expanded on the island. New hotels and resorts provide jobs, but also expose the locals to western culture and touristic behavior, which may clash with deeply traditional community values. Further, the tourism industry may be putting a strain on the natural resources, especially the quantity and quality of freshwater. The island village may become divided between those who support the tourism industry and those who do not. Here we present an exploratory investigation into the development-environment-culture dynamics of tourism, water and religion on Redang Island while building collaborations between universities of this Muslim state and the West.

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“…As the tourism industry on Redang Island grows towards maturity, the industry will become increasingly institutionalized and dominated by outside interests (Din 1989).…”

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Balancing water, religion and tourism on Redang Island, Malaysia

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Nawaz

Fauzi

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“…Islam is the foundation of society and a powerful political, legal, and social force in many nations. Islamic principles thus underpin tourism policy, destination development, individual host and guest experiences, and the operation of the tourism industry (Din, 1989;Henderson, 2009;Timothy & Iverson, 2006). Nevertheless, there are different interpretations of and adherence to Islam, as well as levels of state intervention, among Muslim countries, and interpretations and applications of religious strictures are not uniform (Hall & Prayag, 2020).…”

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Deciphering Islamic theocracy and tourism: Conceptualization, context, and complexities

Seyfi

Hall

2019

Journal of Tourism Research

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International tourism development in theocratic structures where Islam exercises considerable influence over social, political, and regulatory systems embodies a range of challenges, complexities, and conflicts. Against this backdrop, this paper aimed at exploring the interactions between Islamic theocracy and tourism via an interpretivist approach. Saudi Arabia and Iran are both recognized as countries with a theocratic system of governance and serve as distinctive tourism destinations that provide cases for exploring the interaction between tourism and theocratic institutions and the implications for tourism practice. The study identified several key areas of theocratic influence on tourism, namely, policy‐making, marketing, and gender, and highlighted the complexities of developing tourism outside of pilgrimage and religious travel in theocratic environments. Theocratic conceptualization of governance alongside a framework for understanding the linkages between Islamic theocracy and tourism and implications of such connections are also proposed.

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The political economy of tourism in North Africa: Comparative perspectives

Gray¹

2000

Thunderbird Int'l Bus Rev

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Tourism has become a salient sector in the economic‐development strategies of North Africa, despite the fact that the states of the region have met with varying degrees of success in their attempts to expand and develop their tourism sectors. This article adopts a political‐economy approach to the analysis of tourism in North Africa. Its aims are to highlight the main aspects of the region's political economy that have influenced outcomes in the tourism sector of each country, and then to explain the political dynamics that underlie the tourism sectors of the region. This article asserts that all North African states now have embraced tourism—albeit with varying amounts of enthusiasm—as a key economic industry. It examines the relationship between tourism and economic reform in the region, followed by the political dynamics of the sector, arguing that tourism is a very political affair, but for reasons different than in other sectors of the economy. It concludes with some observations on the strategic and developmental challenges that confront the development of tourism in North Africa. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Islam and tourism

Cited by 190 publications

References 14 publications

Balancing water, religion and tourism on Redang Island, Malaysia

Balancing water, religion and tourism on Redang Island, Malaysia

Deciphering Islamic theocracy and tourism: Conceptualization, context, and complexities

The political economy of tourism in North Africa: Comparative perspectives

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