The Cham Muslims in Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam

• Main Author: Nakamura, Rie
• Other Authors: Farouk, Omar
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Center for Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto University 2008
• Subjects: BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc; HM Sociology
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/4293/1/Rie_N.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/4293/; http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000332620
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This paper discusses the Cham communities in Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. The Cham people are one of 54 state recognized ethnic groups living in Vietnam. Their current population is approximately 130,000. They speak a language which belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian language family. In the past, the...