Indian Muslims in Malaysia: a sociological analysis of a minority ethnic group

This article analyses the status of Indian Muslims in Malaysia from a historical perspective and its definition as a minority ethnic group. It also highlights the political reality of the Indian Muslims, particularly as a smaller and relatively insignificant minority group in comparison with the num...

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Main Authors:	Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam, Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman, Yeoh, Mohd Syukri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2011
Subjects:	BP170.85 Da'wah. Mission of Islam. Summons, invitation, etc.
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/15850/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/15850/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/15850/1/Indian_Muslim_in_Malaysia_a_sociological_analysis_of_a_minority_Ethnic_group.pdf

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spelling	iium-158502012-04-10T03:17:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/15850/ Indian Muslims in Malaysia: a sociological analysis of a minority ethnic group Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman Yeoh, Mohd Syukri BP170.85 Da'wah. Mission of Islam. Summons, invitation, etc. This article analyses the status of Indian Muslims in Malaysia from a historical perspective and its definition as a minority ethnic group. It also highlights the political reality of the Indian Muslims, particularly as a smaller and relatively insignificant minority group in comparison with the numerically larger Malays as well as the non-Muslim Chinese and Hindu Indians. It describes the social interactions of the various ethnic groups in Malaysia and the Indian Muslims as a minority fighting for their identity and survival. It discusses the “position” of the Indian Muslims with particular reference to Article 152 of the Malaysian Constitution which states that a Malay person is defined as one speaking the Malay language, practicing Malay customs, and following the religion of Islam. The great contributions of Indian Muslims are also elaborated. This inquiry highlights the reality facing the Indian Muslims in Malaysia today: they have no political power but remain a marginalized minority in the midst of Malay political domination and Chinese economic hegemony. Indeed they are facing the grim prospect of permanent bifurcation of their identity—some are slowly but surely being assimilated into the Malay cultural milieu, mainly through marriage and for political expediency, on the one hand and others stubbornly resist this cultural absorption, and resiliently retain and preserve their ethnic traditions and purity. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2011-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/15850/1/Indian_Muslim_in_Malaysia_a_sociological_analysis_of_a_minority_Ethnic_group.pdf Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam and Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman and Yeoh, Mohd Syukri (2011) Indian Muslims in Malaysia: a sociological analysis of a minority ethnic group. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 31 (2). pp. 217-230. ISSN 1469-9591 (O), 1360-2004 (P) http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13602004.2011.583513#tabModule
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description	This article analyses the status of Indian Muslims in Malaysia from a historical perspective and its definition as a minority ethnic group. It also highlights the political reality of the Indian Muslims, particularly as a smaller and relatively insignificant minority group in comparison with the numerically larger Malays as well as the non-Muslim Chinese and Hindu Indians. It describes the social interactions of the various ethnic groups in Malaysia and the Indian Muslims as a minority fighting for their identity and survival. It discusses the “position” of the Indian Muslims with particular reference to Article 152 of the Malaysian Constitution which states that a Malay person is defined as one speaking the Malay language, practicing Malay customs, and following the religion of Islam. The great contributions of Indian Muslims are also elaborated. This inquiry highlights the reality facing the Indian Muslims in Malaysia today: they have no political power but remain a marginalized minority in the midst of Malay political domination and Chinese economic hegemony. Indeed they are facing the grim prospect of permanent bifurcation of their identity—some are slowly but surely being assimilated into the Malay cultural milieu, mainly through marriage and for political expediency, on the one hand and others stubbornly resist this cultural absorption, and resiliently retain and preserve their ethnic traditions and purity.
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author	Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman Yeoh, Mohd Syukri
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title	Indian Muslims in Malaysia: a sociological analysis of a minority ethnic group
title_short	Indian Muslims in Malaysia: a sociological analysis of a minority ethnic group
title_full	Indian Muslims in Malaysia: a sociological analysis of a minority ethnic group
title_fullStr	Indian Muslims in Malaysia: a sociological analysis of a minority ethnic group
title_full_unstemmed	Indian Muslims in Malaysia: a sociological analysis of a minority ethnic group
title_sort	indian muslims in malaysia: a sociological analysis of a minority ethnic group
publisher	Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2011
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Indian Muslims in Malaysia: a sociological analysis of a minority ethnic group

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