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dc.contributor.authorWain, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-23T12:30:16Z
dc.date.available2021-08-23T12:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-30
dc.identifier.citationWain , A 2021 , ' The politicisation of Islam in Malaysia and its opponents ' , Islam and Civilisational Renewal , vol. 12 , no. 1 , pp. 27-52 . https://doi.org/10.52282/icr.v12i1.829en
dc.identifier.issn2041-8728
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 275394843
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: a057fc91-1c89-4ebe-a63e-fdbbaf711f50
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/23815
dc.description.abstractThis article profiles four prominent detractors of Islam’s politicisation in contemporary Malaysia. While much ink has been spilt profiling the promulgators of politicised Islam, whether in Malaysia or elsewhere, comparatively little has been written about those who oppose it. This article is a modest attempt to rectify that deficiency. It begins, however, with a brief history of that politicisation process as it has occurred in Malaysia, with particular reference to Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM). This brief overview traces Malaysia’s unique form of politicised Islam to late twentieth-century intercommunal tensions driven by Malay poverty and cultural anxiety. These enabled long-standing ethno-religious associations to facilitate a blending of Islamist ideology with issues surrounding Malay rights. It is within this context that we then examine the social and educational backgrounds, principal publications, records of activism, and ideological positions of four prominent critics of Malaysian Islam’s politicisation, namely: Chandra Muzaffar, Zainah Anwar, Marina Mahathir, and Siti Kasim. The article concludes that all four figures differ from their counterparts in PAS and ABIM by possessing Western-orientated backgrounds, a long-standing dedication to multiculturalism, and a desire to orientate their work around human rights-based issues. The article concludes by suggesting how (or if) these detractors can impact the future direction of Malaysian politics.
dc.format.extent25
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofIslam and Civilisational Renewalen
dc.rightsCopyright © 2021 The Author / Publisher. Produced and distributed by IAIS Malaysia. All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Common Attribution License (CC-BY). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction provided that the authors, citation details and publisher are clearly identified.en
dc.subjectPolitical Islamen
dc.subjectMalaysiaen
dc.subjectPASen
dc.subjectABIMen
dc.subjectIslamisationen
dc.subjectAnwar Ibrahimen
dc.subjectSisters in Islamen
dc.subjectChandra Muzaffaren
dc.subjectMarina Mahathiren
dc.subjectSiti Kasimen
dc.subjectJQ Political institutions Asiaen
dc.subjectT-NDASen
dc.subjectDOAEen
dc.subject.lccJQen
dc.titleThe politicisation of Islam in Malaysia and its opponentsen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Divinityen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.52282/icr.v12i1.829
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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