Encouraging Islamic Hospitality with Indigenization in Indonesia and Malaysia
Abstract
Every society has struggled endlessly to maintain its identity since colonial times. One of them is the cultural concept of carrying out worship in a religion, which has been expanded massively through the cultivation of black-and-white ideology, right and wrong, or which means the truth of the teachings determines the obedience of religious people. However, this issue has become popular because many people want to be more compliant, so the migration movement is massive in society. This article examines that since Islamophobia emerged as a result of the 9/11 tragedy, Indonesia and Malaysia have conceptualized friendly Islam with the theme of religious moderation. This research uses a qualitative approach with the critical juncture method. Research findings show that in Malaysia, a multi-ethnic party won last year's elections after falling out with a Malay-Muslim party. Identity politics is quite strong in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Indonesia is busy promoting Wasatiyya Islam as a basic religion, and it was also promoted in the R20 last year. For years, these two countries have tried to become friendly countries for various ethnicities and religions. Thus, indigenization is more suitable because the two countries have similar traditions and cultures, so indigenization is important for politics and the state.
Keywords: Indigenization, Religious Moderation, 9/11 Tragedy, and Political Identity
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Ozturk, Ahmet Erdi. ‘Islam and Foreign Policy: Turkey’s Ambivalent Religious Soft Power in the Authoritarian Turn’. Religions 12, no. 1 (January 2021): 38.
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Qomar, Mujamil. ‘Islam Nusantara: Sebuah Alternatif Model Pemikiran, Pemahaman, Dan Pengamalan Islam’. El Harakah: Jurnal Budaya Islam 17, no. 2 (2015): 198–217.
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Robby, Hadza Min Fadhli. ‘Wacana Islam Nusantara Dan Islam Hadhari Dalam Politik Luar Negeri Indonesia Dan Malaysia’. Tashwirul Afkar 40, no. 2 (29 December 2021).
Saat, Norshahril, and Afra Atlatas. ‘Islamisation in Malaysia Beyond UMNO and PAS’ 2022, no. 96 (26 September 2022).
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Slater, Dan, and Erica Simmons. ‘Informative Regress: Critical Antecedents in Comparative Politics’. Comparative Political Studies 43, no. 7 (3 June 2010): 886–917.
Smock, David, and Qamar Huda. ‘Islamic Peacemaking Since 9/11’. DIANE Publishing 31 (1 March 2009).
Sukma, Rizal. ‘Soft Power and Public Diplomacy: The Case of Indonesia’. In Public Diplomacy and Soft Power in East Asia, 91–115. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2011.
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Syafrizal, Achmad. ‘Sejarah Islam Nusantara’. Islamuna: Jurnal Studi Islam 2, no. 2 (5 December 2015): 235–53.
Wahid, Abdurrahman. Tuhan Tidak Perlu Dibela. Lkis Pelangi Aksara, 1999.
Weatherbee, Donald E. ‘Indonesia’s Foreign Policy in 2016: Garuda Hovering’. Southeast Asian Affairs, 2017, 163–76.
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2024-02-29
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SHOLIKHAH, Ronaa Nisa'us.
Encouraging Islamic Hospitality with Indigenization in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Journal of Contemporary Sociological Issues, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 1, p. 1-20, feb. 2024.
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Available at: <https://jurnal.unej.ac.id/index.php/JCSI/article/view/45694>. Date accessed: 02 may 2024.
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