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PERIPHERAL ISLAM: A Critique of the Epistemic Marginalization of Southeast Asian Islam Hanafi, Imam; Maulana, Maulana
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 8, No 1 (2024): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v8i1.37557

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This paper examines the phenomenon of "peripheral Islam," often attributed to Southeast Asian Muslim societies within global Islamic historiography. Using a qualitative and literature-based approach, supported by center-periphery theory, epistemic marginalization, and postcolonial theory, the article reveals how hegemonic narratives—shaped by Orientalists and Arab-centric standards—have reduced Southeast Asian Islam to a secondary and inauthentic form. The study finds that the Malay-Nusantara region possesses a strong intellectual heritage, transnational scholarly networks, and local religious practices rich in epistemic and cultural resistance. By highlighting the role of pesantren (Islamic boarding schools), Malay Islamic literature, and local Islamic models such as Islam Kejawen and Islam Hadhari, this paper asserts that Southeast Asian Islam is an integral and contributive part of global Islamic civilization. The article calls for a reconstruction of perspectives on Southeast Asian Islam, viewing it not as a periphery, but as an alternative center within a plural, contextual, and transformative Islam.
BETWEEN SHARIA AND CITIZENSHIP: Political Thought of Muslim Minorities in the Contemporary Asia-Pacific Haryono, Dodi
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 8, No 1 (2024): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v8i1.37560

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This article explores the transformation of political thought among Muslim minority communities in the Asia-Pacific region since the early 2000s, particularly in relation to the interplay between religion (Sharia) and the state. Amid global currents of Islamophobia, exclusive nationalism, and accelerating globalization, Muslim minorities in countries such as India, the Philippines, Southern Thailand, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand have demonstrated a shift in orientation—from pursuing Islamic statehood to embracing inclusive citizenship strategies. Employing a qualitative-descriptive approach with political discourse analysis and cross-national comparative methods, this study finds that Sharia is increasingly reinterpreted as a set of public ethical norms. Simultaneously, Muslim political engagement is directed more toward advocating civil rights, democratic participation, and collective identity recognition within secular state frameworks. The article argues that Muslim minorities are not merely objects of state policies but transformative agents who articulate an Islamic ethics of citizenship within pluralistic contexts. These findings enrich the field of Islamic political studies by offering perspectives from the margins that are contextually grounded, ethically nuanced, and relevant to the future of multicultural societies.
STATELESS AND RIGHTLESS: The Human Rights Challenges of Rohingya Refugees in Thailand Hitami, Munzir
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 8, No 1 (2024): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v8i1.37573

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This article examines the human rights challenges faced by stateless Rohingya refugees in Thailand, a country that neither recognizes them as refugees nor offers pathways to legal protection. Treated as illegal migrants under Thailand’s 1979 Immigration Act, Rohingya are subject to indefinite detention, denial of due process, and systemic exclusion. Drawing on human rights reports, legal frameworks, and critical theory, this study analyzes how statelessness functions as both a legal and political condition, depriving individuals of recognition, rights, and recourse. Employing a theoretical framework that integrates statelessness theory (Arendt, Bhabha), international human rights law (Hathaway), and securitization discourse (Copenhagen School), the article argues that the Rohingya crisis in Thailand represents a form of structural and epistemic violence. It highlights the regional complicity in this marginalization, particularly ASEAN’s inaction driven by non-interference and security concerns. By shifting focus from Myanmar to regional host states, the article contributes to broader debates on statelessness, regional responsibility, and the limits of human rights enforcement in Southeast Asia. It concludes that without political recognition and legal reform, Rohingya in Thailand will remain permanently trapped between borders and beyond protection.
DECONSTRUCTING THE CHRISTIAN NARRATIVE IN THE PHILIPPINES: Decolonizing Religious Studies and Recognizing Marginalized Communities Kadir, Mohd Amin
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 8, No 1 (2024): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v8i1.37558

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The Philippines is often portrayed as the only “Catholic nation” in Asia—a narrative deeply rooted in the legacy of Spanish colonialism and perpetuated by religious institutions and the national education system. However, this singular identity conceals the rich diversity of spiritual traditions present across the archipelago, including Muslim Moro communities, Lumad indigenous groups, and practitioners of local ancestral belief systems. This article interrogates the intersection of religion, colonialism, and knowledge-power through a decolonial and collective-reflective approach. Employing a critical narrative methodology, the study draws on the lived experiences of five individuals from diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds. Their reflections are analyzed through the theoretical lenses of decoloniality, subaltern epistemologies, and critical sociology of religion. The findings reveal that religious studies in the Philippines continue to be shaped by hegemonic Catholic narratives, which marginalize non-dominant spiritualities through persistent epistemic violence. Nevertheless, the narratives also illuminate how local spiritualities function as sites of resistance and survival against these colonial legacies. This article contributes to the growing movement to decolonize religious studies in Southeast Asia by asserting the centrality of epistemic and spiritual plurality. Decolonization, as argued here, is not merely about inclusion, but about dismantling the very structures of knowledge that have historically silenced alternative voices—and rebuilding a more equitable, dialogical, and just academic field.
MALAYNESS AT THE NEXUS OF NATION AND UMMAH: Rethinking the Cultural Politics of Postcolonial Malay Identity Khairudin, Fiddian; Anwar, Sudirman
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 8, No 1 (2024): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v8i1.37559

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This article seeks to reexamine the trajectory of Malay cultural politics within the broader contestations of identity, religion, and power in Southeast Asia—particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. Drawing on cultural sociology, Stuart Hall’s theory of cultural representation, Antonio Gramsci’s concept of cultural hegemony, and James Clifford’s notion of “cultural routes,” this study critiques state-driven and puritan Islamic projects that attempt to essentialize and purify Malay identity. Despite its historical formation through centuries of intercultural encounters—including Indian, Arab, Chinese, and maritime-local influences—Malay identity has increasingly been reduced to a homogenized ethno-religious category. Sufi expressions of Islam, customary aesthetics, and localized wisdom are being supplanted by normative-legalist interpretations propagated through state institutions, formal education, and Islamic media networks. Nonetheless, this article also highlights the presence of quiet, grassroots movements that continue to preserve an inclusive and spiritual Islam-Malay heritage, as seen in coastal traditions such as woodcarving, zapin music, hikayat storytelling, and adat practices. The article argues that the future of Malay culture cannot rest upon a singular identity project; rather, it must be grounded in plural expressions, inter-traditional dialogue, and the revitalization of culture as a liberating spiritual space.

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