Cultural diversity in Malaysia and the reconciliation for integration
The clash between Hindu and Islam keeps them apart, but relatively Malaysia displays a moderate and tolerant model for both believers to live together and respect the mosque and the temple’s existence. The embedded Islam and the influence of Hinduism in the past resulted in the fusion of cul...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17104/1/44782-144107-2-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17104/ https://ejournal.ukm.my/jebat/issue/view/1361 |
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| Summary: | The clash between Hindu and Islam keeps them apart, but relatively
Malaysia displays a moderate and tolerant model for both believers to
live together and respect the mosque and the temple’s existence. The
embedded Islam and the influence of Hinduism in the past resulted
in the fusion of cultural mosaic that knits society. However, a few
social deficits are stable tensions that may turn into conflict if they
are ill-managed. Thus, the need to create and recreate a platform of
integration is essential. The idea of preserving the cultural heritage,
including the mosques and temples, the freedom to practice, and
other fundamental rights protected by the Constitution, nurture the
self-attachment feelings. This article applies a qualitative analysis
using secondary data for historical narratives to discuss the social
cohesion and reconciliation concepts about the cultural mosaic
between Hinduism and Islam. In sum, the Federal Constitution,
religious festivals, foods, and places are reconciliation processes to
bridge the social cohesion gaps in a multiethnic society, packaged in
tourism industries yet politically contested. |
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