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108214
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117064
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2012.
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It is commonly assumed that greater enforcement of Syariah [Islamic law] is the result of growing Islamism in civil society and/or the state. This article investigates the most burning political issue relating to the state enforcement of Syariah in contemporary Malaysia, that of apostasy. The author argues that it is the electoral imperative of the secular Muslim ruling elites, especially prime ministers, to cultivate broader support to achieve political survival, not only among their traditional power base in the rural Muslim constituencies, as is conventionally argued, but equally importantly among the urban non-Muslim (especially Chinese) constituencies, which has also conditioned the state enforcement of Syariah. The author's findings from Malaysia and observations on Indonesia further suggest that electoral competitiveness - rather than authoritarianism or theocracy - conditions state enforcement of Syariah, contrary to expectations.
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120409
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2013.
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In recent years, issues pertaining to freedom of religion have attracted much attention and public controversy in Malaysia, highlighting the discrepancy between (inter)national human rights norms and national practices. Particularly anthropological theories regarding human rights realization, have argued that it is crucial for human rights to become embedded in society. This article examines how the Malaysian National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), SUHAKAM, has positioned itself with regard to the right to freedom of religion. The article describes a number of cases brought to the Commission and its responses. This forms the basis for an analysis of SUHAKAM's behaviour, which in turn provides insights into the factors influencing the actions of NHRIs, the state of human rights in Malaysia in general, and contributes to theories regarding human rights socialization.
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068599
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New York, Oxford University Press, 2005.
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xxxiv, 410
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0199253625
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Copies: C:1/I:0,R:0,Q:0
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 051095 | 342.0852/AHD 051095 | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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This article traces the origins of legalized discrimination, religious hatred, and systematic marginalization of a community of Malaysian Muslims – the Shias – perpetuated in the name of Islam. It demonstrates how a central government-derived fatwa (religious legal opinion) banning Shi’ism and the propagation of Shia teachings in the country since 1996 has been used to justify a range of human rights violations, not limited to the religious freedom of this minority group. Apart from Syariah legislation, the state has utilized this fatwa alongside other tools, including the religious bureaucracy and the media, to persecute Shia in Malaysia. Anti-Shia efforts are also supported and propagated by non-state Islamists who often work hand-in-hand with state actors.
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