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ALOHA
Recent marathon tours by both President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton to a number of Muslim majority countries in Asia hope to strengthen political relationships in order to bring more security, stability and economic engagement. President Obama is now on a 10-day-tour to India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan, while Secretary of State Clinton just returned from Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia. She started her tour in Hawaii and ended in American Samoa. These significant visits, lead this week's issue on political Islam in Asia and the Pacific.
Eid al Adha is this coming Wednesday. We will cover celebrations of Eid around the world in our next issue. Eid Mubarak to our Muslim readers!
Program Coordinators
Muslim Societies in Asia and the Pacific Program
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MSAP with Kazakh Judges at the Richardson School of Law 
Six judges from various courts in Kazakhstan came to UH Manoa's Richardson School of Law, on October 29. Professor Alison Conner organized a tour and gave a briefing to the Kazakhstan Republic Supreme Court, Judge Galia and others. The honorable Judge David Ezra, Hawaii Federal Court Judge, was also there to welcome our visitors from Kazakhstan. Sharima Ruwaida Abbas represented the MSAP at the luncheon.
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Political Islam and Democratic Change in Indonesia
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Paul J. Carnegie
In the late 1990s Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, transitioned to democracry amidst concerns over Islamist ascendancy. Yet, a decade later Indonesia accommodates a diversity of Islamic political expression. The following article considers the clues to this accommodation. It examines the relationship between political Islam and democratization and its possible future trajectory in Indonesia. Full article available here. Robert Pringle, PhD. and Micheal Anderson, PhD. discuss their book "Understanding Islam in Indonesia: Politics and Diversity" here.
Mapping Muslim Politics in Southeast Asia after September 11
by Suzaina Kadir
The events of September 11 left an indelible mark on the world. It made transnational terrorism a reality for states and societies alike. It raised questions on international security and impacted Muslim communities in Southeast Asia. This article looks at the trajectory of Muslim politics in Southeast Asia. Full article available here.
Localizing Political Islam for Minority Muslims
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Muhammad Haniff Hassan
Undoubtedly, political Islam is one of the leading contemporary security issues that political leaders and scholars have to grapple with. This papers seeks to propose one of the ways to de-securities political Islam in the context of minority Muslims living in non-Muslim countries is by contextualizing it to the local realities.
Full article available here.
Islam in South and Southeast Asia
by Bruce Vaughn There exits great diversity within the Islamic world, in the different ethnic backgrounds and in the different practices of Islam. An understanding of the dynamics of Islam in Asia should help inform United State's policy to develop respect between American and Muslim people, to foster economic policies to encourage development of open societies and to identify and prioritize terrorist sanctuaries in order to purse more effectively the war against terror. Full article available here.
Islam in Southeast Asia: Analyzing Recent Developments
byHarold Crouch, Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid, Carmen A. Abubakar, Yang Razali Kassim
This paper is the record of a panel seminar and discussion which was held in Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) that covers Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippine and Singapore. The articles include "Recent Resurgence of Political Islam in Indonesia", "An Islamacists's View of an Islamic State and Its Relevance to a Multi-Racial Society", "Domestic and External Factors Influencing the Islamic Movement in Mindanao" and The Relationship Between Singapore's Muslim Community and International Events". Full article available here.
Political Islam and Counterterrorism in Southeast Asia: An Agenda for US Policy
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The Stanley Foundation
Since late 2001, after the intervention in Afghanistan, the United Ststes has focused attention on "second fronts" in the war on terrorism, assuming that Al Qaeda would disperse its operatives and resources more widely. Southeast Asian Islam has traditionally been moderate, but in the past decade radical Islamists - have made strides both underground and in the public arena. Full article available here.
by Simon Robert Millar For as long as there are significant social and economic problems in Central Asia, those who espouse radical Islamism will be able to find an audience who will be receptive to their message. Radical Islam is unable to reach its goals because of the movement itself and cultural characteristics of regional Islam. If radical Islam is to grow to a threatening size then its support base must broaden to all regions of central Asia. Full article available here.
Islamic Movements and Democracy in Central Asia: Integration or Isolation?
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Anthony C. Bowyer
This paper addresses the present state of Islamic political movements in the Central Asian states of the former Soviet Union, with focus on state and non-state actors. Field of study represents the second half of a modest research project to investigate whether international Islamic aid agencies can make use of their privileged relationship in majority Muslim societies to achieve high standards of efficacy. Full article available here.
Integrating Political Islam in Central Asia: the Tajik Experience
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Kamoludin Abdullaev
Tajikistan has undergone the most painful state building of all the former Soviet republics of Central Asia. Beginning 1991, the country experienced a rapid rise in political activism, followed by civil war, an international led peace process, the integration of opposition forces into government, disarmament of former combatants, and redistribution of power warring political factions. The implications for integrating political Islam into a pluralist system, however, have been more mixed.
Full article available here.
Islam as a Political Issue in China
News from Asia Times
Chinese official attempted to establish better understanding of one of world's great religions, while the country continues to suppress the Muslims of Xinjiang Uyghur. This duplicity notwithstanding, it is clear that Islam is emerging as an issue of "high politics" for leaders in Beijing.
Full story available here. More stories available here.
Uyghur Muslim Ethnic Separatism in Xinjiang, Chinaby Elizabeth Van Wie Davis The April 1990 armed uprising in Baren marked an increase in Uyghur Muslim violence in Xinjiang, China. Two justifications - ethnic separatism and religious rhetoric - are given. The combination of ethnicity and religion also involves the movement of religious and political ideologies, weapons, and people. Full article available here. |
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Conferences
42nd Asia Pacific Academic Consortium Conference
24 to 27 November 2010
Bali, Indonesia
Islamic Civilization - Potentials and Challenges
9 to 10 March 2011
Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract Deadline: 30 October 2010
Center for Islamic Studies National Conference
17 to 19 February 2011
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Abstract Deadline: 5 November 2010
In the Mix: Asian Popular Music Conference
25 to 26 March 2011
Princeton University
Abstract Deadline: 30 November 2010
European Conference for Academic Disciplines
10 to 15 April 2011
Gottenheim near Freiburg, Germany
Abstract Deadline: 1 March 2011
American Canadian Conference for Academic Disciplines
23 to 26 May 2011
Toronto, Canada
Abstract Deadline: 18 March 2011
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