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Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects

According to the official figures, the number of people with Chinese descendants who are registered as Muslims in Malaysia (or the Chinese Muslims) stood at 42,048 persons in the year 2010 compared to 57,277 persons in the year 2000 (Department of Statistics, Malaysia, 2015; Abdullah and Shukri, 200...

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Main Authors: Kassim, Salina, Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus, Yap, Johari, Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2018
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BP173 Islamic sociology
BP173.63 Islam and civil society
BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge
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spelling my.iium.irep.637482018-09-19T04:36:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63748/ Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects Kassim, Salina Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus Yap, Johari Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq BP173 Islamic sociology BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge According to the official figures, the number of people with Chinese descendants who are registered as Muslims in Malaysia (or the Chinese Muslims) stood at 42,048 persons in the year 2010 compared to 57,277 persons in the year 2000 (Department of Statistics, Malaysia, 2015; Abdullah and Shukri, 2008). Despite being small in numbers, the Chinese Muslims in Malaysia have continued to make increasing contribution socially and economically. In terms of economic profiling, majority of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia falls in the middle-income group (PERKIM, 2017). According to Ann Wan Seng (2011), the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia has its own economic position. The Chinese Muslims make their presence mainly in the halal food industry with their well-known restaurant chains all over the country, also in the education field, entertainment industry, trading businesses, and dakwah efforts (Kassim et al., 2017) IIUM Press 2018-05-01 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63748/1/63748_Economic%20Empowerment%20of%20the%20Chinese%20Muslims%20Community%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Kassim, Salina and Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus and Yap, Johari and Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq (2018) Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects. In: Contemporary issues on Islamic thought. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 1-21. ISBN 9789674910082 http://iiumpress.iium.edu.my/bookshop
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
building IIUM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider International Islamic University Malaysia
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url_provider http://irep.iium.edu.my/
language English
topic BP173 Islamic sociology
BP173.63 Islam and civil society
BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge
spellingShingle BP173 Islamic sociology
BP173.63 Islam and civil society
BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge
Kassim, Salina
Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
Yap, Johari
Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq
Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
description According to the official figures, the number of people with Chinese descendants who are registered as Muslims in Malaysia (or the Chinese Muslims) stood at 42,048 persons in the year 2010 compared to 57,277 persons in the year 2000 (Department of Statistics, Malaysia, 2015; Abdullah and Shukri, 2008). Despite being small in numbers, the Chinese Muslims in Malaysia have continued to make increasing contribution socially and economically. In terms of economic profiling, majority of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia falls in the middle-income group (PERKIM, 2017). According to Ann Wan Seng (2011), the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia has its own economic position. The Chinese Muslims make their presence mainly in the halal food industry with their well-known restaurant chains all over the country, also in the education field, entertainment industry, trading businesses, and dakwah efforts (Kassim et al., 2017)
format Book Chapter
author Kassim, Salina
Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
Yap, Johari
Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq
author_facet Kassim, Salina
Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
Yap, Johari
Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq
author_sort Kassim, Salina
title Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
title_short Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
title_full Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
title_fullStr Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
title_full_unstemmed Economic empowerment of the Chinese Muslim community in Malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
title_sort economic empowerment of the chinese muslim community in malaysia: challenges, opportunities and prospects
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/63748/1/63748_Economic%20Empowerment%20of%20the%20Chinese%20Muslims%20Community%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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