Exploring communal harmony of Malaysia's culturally and religiously diverse society

Min, Keqin and Mai, Jianjun (2024) Exploring communal harmony of Malaysia's culturally and religiously diverse society. ITQAN: JOPURNAL OF ISLAMIC SCIENCE AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES, 9 (2 DEC. 2024). pp. 106-121. E-ISSN 26008432

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Abstract

This paper explores the communal harmony of Malaysia’s culturally and religiously diverse society including various ethnic groups with different religious and cultural backgrounds. It aims to investigate the role of Malaysia’s leadership in promoting such harmony and what are the right approaches to granting adequate management and sustainability. Contemporary Malaysia’s diverse community composition allows the Malaysian government to interact with Muslim and non�Muslim communities consisting of Malay, Chinese, and Indian races, for fostering social harmony in the country. This study is crucial as it discusses essential values that have contributed to the communal harmony between the adherents of various religious communities in Malaysia. Descriptive and analytical methods are used in the entire research. The focus of the discussion is on, the political setting of Malaysia, its cultural and educational diversity, inter-faith dialogue efforts in Malaysia, political endeavour in fostering social harmony, and social constructive moral values. The findings of this study conclude that communal harmony in Malaysia’s multiethnic, multireligious, multicultural, multiracial, and multilingual community, is promoted by the double-sided efforts of both Malaysia’s leaders and people by contributing to the future of the country’s development

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Communal Harmony, Diverse Society, Malaysia, Inter-Faith Dialogue, Politics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HX Socialism. Communism. Anarchism > HX519 Communism/socialism in relation to special topics
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014)
Depositing User:	Dr. Ke Qin Min
Date Deposited:	31 Dec 2024 11:19
Last Modified:	31 Dec 2024 11:20
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/117478

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