ISLAM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

the geographical origins and sources by which the faith spread in this region, the social, economic and political profiles of the Muslim communities, relations between Muslims and non-Muslims and between Muslims and the State, the strands and trends that shapes the role of Islam and the Muslims in the national body politic, and the challenges confronting Muslims in confronting the vicissitudes of their lives in this era of rapid change, characterized by modernization, capitalism, secularization and globalization. The discussion will begin with an overview of the broad picture of Islam and the Muslims in the region as a whole, covering both Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority countries. This will be followed by case-study analysis of Islam and the Muslims in individual countries