Muslims as Thailand’s largest religious minority

Thailand is a Theravada Buddhist majority country with a constitutional monarchy political system and a total population of 70 million people. Whichever statistics one chooses to believe, Islam retains its status as the largest minority religion in the country, constituting a “national minority rath...

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Main Author: Yusuf, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaukat
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2022
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/97395/1/97395_Muslims%20as%20Thailand%E2%80%99s%20largest%20religious%20minority.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/97395/
https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Islam-in-Southeast-Asia/Aljunied/p/book/9780367225377
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Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:Thailand is a Theravada Buddhist majority country with a constitutional monarchy political system and a total population of 70 million people. Whichever statistics one chooses to believe, Islam retains its status as the largest minority religion in the country, constituting a “national minority rather than as a border minority.