Open AccessWhither, Malaysia? A Multicultural Country at the Crossroads
Author(s) -
Christoph Marcinkowski
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
islam and civilisational renewal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-8728
pISSN - 2041-871X
DOI - 10.52282/icr.v1i4.712
Subject(s) - terrorism , worship , multiculturalism , ethnic group , political science , development economics , criminology , history , sociology , law , economics
Contrary to some of her neighbours, Malaysia had - until recently - not featured in the international headlines as a place known for religiously motivated acts of terrorism. This appears to have changed: since 2009, we have witnessed intrusions into churches, a development that culminated in January 2010 in attacks and burnings of houses of worship of ethnic minorities - and increasingly also of mosques - throughout the country.