To Combat Extremism, How to Frame Religion Matters

Southeast Asia in Comparative Perspective

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ID20352630
AuthorsTAKESHI KOHNO (0000-0002-8079-0799, Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue3
Pages483-515
Publication date2021-12-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSTUDIA ISLAMIKA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0215-0492 • E-ISSN: 2355-6145
PublisherStudia Islamika, Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.36712/sdi.v28i3.23955
OpenAlexW4285414611
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited5

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore are post-colonial states with diverse populations. By looking at how each state has combated Islamic extremism, this paper analyzes the state-Islam relations to identify their commonalities and differences. This paper argues that the Malaysian and Singaporean states frame Islam as a racial issue, thereby making Islam as public a matter is possible in order to achieve racial harmony. On the other hand, Indonesian and the Philippines states frame Islam as a private matter. Indonesian state lets mass Islamic organizations to manage Islam for the faithful. While in the Philippines, making the state’s influence over Islam is less effective, and it is further amplified by the state’s inability to tame Muslim’s grievances. These different policy patterns are critical in understanding the state-Islam relations during national crises, especially to explain how those countries managed the crises around the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack

Colonialism · Development economics · Economics · Indonesian · Islam · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Terrorism · Asian Studies and History · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law

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