Islam and violence in Malaysia

• Main Author: Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Religions::Islam
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90646; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4380
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In Malaysia, violence related to Islam has been the exception rather than the rule. Aversion towards violence among Malaysian Muslims traces its roots to a muli-religious policy. The state has, however, been driven a few times into coercive action by the occurence of actual or threat of potential vi...