Religion and identity construction: Unity in diversity

• Main Authors: Ebrahimi, Mansoureh, Idris, Asmady, Yusoff, Kamaruzaman, Teo, Kok Seong, Hassan, Ahmad Muhyuddin
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: BL Religion
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/107898/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27308-7_35
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The role of religion in constructing an identity based on Malay Bumiputera (son of the soil) Muslims, as the majority group of the population, is a debatable discussion among Malaysians. Since its 1957 independence, the supreme law of Malaysia, the Federal Constitution, has pronounced Islam as the o...