Public Islam in Southeast Asia: Late Modernity, Resurgent Religion, and Muslim Politics

Abstract

e article focuses on the study of public Islam in Southeast Asia, the world's most populous Islamic region. More speci cally, it examines "late modernity" and its relation to the unprecedented growth of Islam, the Islamic resurgence, and Muslim politics in the public domains of modern Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and the Philippines. It also examines the history of Islam's resurgence, the underlying factors driving the region's Islamic boom, and the implications of the aforementioned phenomena on democracy, civil coexistence , and social relations among ethno-religious groups in these areas. Using Southeast Asia as a case of public Islam, the article's main purpose is to revisit the strength of classic modernization and secularization theories that forecasted the decline, or even the death, of religion from global politics and public spheres. Finally, the article also aims to provide insights on the local dynamics and plurality of public Islam in Southeast Asia.

Islamic educational leadership

“…Meanwhile, Islamic schools in Thailand and the Philippines where Muslims are the minority tell a different story. They have a very challenging situation because of the continuing history of ethno-religious conflict between Muslim groups and the central government (Al-Qurtuby, 2013). In Thailand, Muslims mostly live in its southern provinces.…”

“…Studies from the southern areas of Thailand and the Philippines, where ethnoreligious conflict has been going on for years (Al-Qurtuby, 2013;Brooks & Sungtong, 2014Brooks, 2017;Brooks & Brooks, 2019), inform different perspectives about Muslim educational leaders in Southeast Asia. used a multiple-case study in three selected Islamic schools in three provinces in Thailand, with such participants as students, teachers and principals to explore how principals in the schools practice their leadership.…”

Integration Islamic Values in Developing Material Trough Flip Book at Higher Education

“…The primary issue raised in this study is that material for Islamic religious instruction is still available in higher education courses, particularly in general areas that are easily understood by students (Qurtuby et al, 2013). Thus far, the educational materials generated and imparted to students appear dull and tedious.…”