ILCAA Joint Research Project

Multi-disciplinary Study on Islam and Cultural Diversity in Southeast Asia (The 3rd Term): Dynamics of Conflict and Co-existence (jrp000236)

About the Project

Project term: April, 2017–March, 2020

The general goal of this project is to conduct comparative field research on the dynamics of conflicts and peaceful co-existence in inter- and intra- religious/ethnic relationships in various Southeast Asian countries. In some countries in Southeast Asia, several examples of ethno- and, religious conflicts have involved both Muslim and non-Muslim populations, such as the conflict in the southern Philippines, where the Muslim minority has fought for independence or substantial autonomy for several decades. On the other end of the spectrum, there is relatively stable and peaceful co-existence of different ethnic or religious groupes in Malaysia and Singapore. In this study, we would like to re-examine the socio-historical backgrounds and political conditions leading to these differing outcomes of inter- (and/or intra-) ethno-religious contacts from a comparative perspective. For this purpose, we will invite researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds, such as anthropology, history, political science, area studies, and Islamic studies, to contribute to the study. We will organize various workshops and/or conferences in the Kota Kinabalu Liaison Office (KKLO) in Malaysia, an international research office of ILCAA. This is a continuing project (the 3rd term) of the 2014-2016 “Multi-disciplinary Study on Islam and Cultural Diversity in Southeast Asia (The Second Term)”.

Members

Coordinator

• Hisao TOMIZAWA (University of Shizuoka)

ILCAA Staff

• Ikuya TOKORO
• Hiromitsu KUROKI
• Masahiko TOGAWA
• Masato IIZUKA
• Ryoko NISHII
• Yukako YOSHIDA

Joint Researchers

• Kazuhiro ARAI
• Shamsul Amri BAHARUDDIN
• Ahmad Najib BURHANI
• Yasuhiro FUKUSHIMA
• Shinya IMAIZUMI
• Nao KANEKO
• Azizah Binti KASSIM
• Takashi KAWABATA
• Keiko KURODA
• Ken MIICHI
• Masami MORI
• Aiko NISHIKIDA
• Hisashi OGAWA
• Masaaki OKAMOTO
• Mika OKUSHIMA
• Omar Farouk SHEIKH AHMAD
• Yumi SUGAHARA
• Nobutaka SUZUKI
• Yoriko TATSUMI
• Hisao TOMIZAWA
• Yuji TSUBOI

Outputs

Meetings

The 9th meeting

• Date/Time: Fri 21 Feb 2020 10:00–19:00
• Venue: Room 306, ILCAA
• Language: Japanese
• Organized by KKLO

• All members

  Meeting on publication

The 8th meeting

• Date/Time: Wed 28 aug 2019 14:00–17:30
• "Venue: LeMeridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia"
• Language: Japanese

• 14:00–14:10 Ikuya TOKORO (ILCAA)

  “Opening Address”

  14:10–14:50 Najib BURHANI (LIPI)

  “The 2019 Presidential Election and Its Impacts on the Polarization of Islam in Indonesia”

  14:50–15:30 Masami MORI (Kyoto Bunkyo University)

  “Legal issues on Muslim rights and rehabilitation process of Marawi, Philippines”

  15:45–16:25 Omar FAROUK (Hiroshima City University)

  “The Pashus of Lower Myanmar" (The Malays of Lower Myanmar）

  16:25–17:30

  General Discussion

The 7th meeting ：Report (Japanese)(519KB)

• Date/Time: Sun 28 Jul 2019 13:00–19:00
• Venue: Room 304, ILCAA
• Language: Japanese

• Natsuko SAEKI (Nagoya Gakuin University)

  "Islamic Law and Human Rights in Aceh: "Local Wisdom" or Universal Value?"

  All participants

  Meeting on publication

The 6th meeting ：Report (Japanese)(1.2MB)

• Date/Time: Mon 11 Feb 2019 13:30–18:30
• Venue: Room 306, ILCAA
• Language: Japanese

• Jin NODA (ILCAA)

  “History of the migration in Xinjiang, northwest of China, and its current situation”

  Masami MORI (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Kyoto Bunkyo University)

  “Bangsmoro Organic Act and Future of Southern PhilippinesーFocusing on Maranao perspective”

  Ikuya TOKORO (ILCAA)

  “Mindanao Conflict Seen from Neighboring Countries-In Connection with Malaysia, Indonesia”

The 5th meeting ：Report (Japanese)(139KB)

• International Workshop on　Islam and Cultural Diversity in Southeast Asia
• Date/Time: Sun 5 Aug 2018 14:30–20:00
• Venue: Hotel Meridien Kota Kinabalu (Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)
• Language: English
• Jointly sponsered by Joint Research Project “Multi-disciplinary Study on Islam and Cultural Diversity in Southeast Asia (The 3rd Term): Dynamics of Conflict and Co-existence” and Kota Kinabalu Liaison Office, ILCAA

• Masaaki OKAMOTO (Kyoto University)

  “Moderate and Tolerant Discourse in Indonesian Islam and Beyond”

  A. Rahman Tang Abdulla (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)

  “The Origins of Islam and Diversity in the Malay Society: Conceptualising Islamic Laws in Selected Malay Legal Text”

  Nobutaka SUZUKI (University of Tsukuba)

  “The Muslims between Two Empires: John Finley and His Colonial Experiments in the Southern Philippines”

The 4th meeting ：Report (Japanese)(271KB)

• Date/Time: Sun 15 Jul 2018 13:30–18:40
• Venue: Room 306, ILCAA
• Language: Japanese

• 13:30–15:00 Kazuhiro ARAI (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Keio University)

  “Islam and “Arab” in Indonesia: recent situation in religious and political spheres” (tentative title)

  15:20-16:50 Takashi KAWABATA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, UZABASE)

  “The Regime Change in Malaysia: Exploring Implications of the 14 General Elections”

  17:10-18:40 Hisanori KUSAKABE (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)

  “Islam and Rohingya Issue in Bangladesh:Two years since the Dhaka Attack”

The 3rd meeting ：Report (Japanese)(255KB)

• Date/Time: Sun 17 Dec 2017 13:30–18:30
• Venue: Room 304, ILCAA
• Jointly sponsored by ILCAA, KKLO

• Takeshi KONO (Toyo Eiwa University)

  “Political Bargaining between Islamic Radicals and Moderates: a Case of Indonesia”

  Keiko KUORODA (ILCAA Joint Researcher,　Kagosima University)

  “Historical consciousness to divide “the Buddhist” Thailand and “Muslim” Malaysia: Who is the Lord of kota Mengkuang?”

  Omar FAROUK (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Hiroshima City University)

  “Islam and Religious Pluralism in Contemporary Thailand and Malaysia.”

The 2nd meeting ：Report (Japanese)(94KB)

• International Workshop on Islam and Cultural Diversity in Southeast Asia
• Date/Time: Sun 24 Sep 2017 14:30–20:00
• Venue: Hotel Meridien Kota Kinabalu (Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)
• Language: English
• Jointly sponsored by Core resarch program “The potential value of indigenous knowledge in managing hazards in Asia and Africa: Anthropological explorations linking micro-macro perspectives 2” and Kota Kinabalu Liaison Office, ILCAA

• 14:30–14:40 Ikuya TOKORO (ILCAA)

  Opening Remarks

  14:40–15:20 Ryoko NISHII (ILCAA)

  “Converts and death: Muslim-Buddhist relations in a southern Thai village”

  15:20–16:00 Ahmad Najib Burhani (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Indonesian Institute of Science)

  “Force and Discourse: Justifying and Performing Violence towards Ahmadiyah in Indonesia”

  16:10–16:50 Shamsul A. B. (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

  “‘Islamisation of Malaysia’ or ‘Modernisation of Islam in Malaysia’: Conflict and Coexistence, an exploratory reflection based on the case of Al-Arqam“

  16:50–17:55 All members

  Discussion

  17:55–18:00 Hisao TOMIZAWA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, University of Shizuoka)

  Closing Remarks

  18:00–20:00

  Reception Meeting

The 1st meeting ：Report (Japanese)(235KB)

• Date/Time: Sat 15 Jul 2017 13:00–17:30
• Venue: Room 306, ILCAA
• Organized by Core resarch program “The potential value of indigenous knowledge in managing hazards in Asia and Africa: Anthropological explorations linking micro-macro perspectives 2”

• Ikuya TOKORO (ILCAA)

  Introduction of the Research Project

  Ikuya TOKORO (ILCAA)

  “Syrianization” of Southern Philippines? -Preliminary Study on Mindanao Conflict under Duterte Regime (tentative title)

  Aiko NISHIKIDA (ILCAA)

  Conflict and Co-existence surrounding the Palestinian and Syrian refugees - The Middle East as a Region of Refugee Acceptance

Related events

International Workshop on Islam and Cultural Diversity in Southeast Asia

• Date: Wed 28 Aug 2019 14:00–17:30
• Venue: LeMeridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
• Language: English

• 14:00-14:10 Ikuya TOKORO (ILCAA)

  "Opening address"

  14:10-14:50 Najib　 BURHANI (LIPI)

  "The 2019 Presidential Election and Its Impacts on the Polarization of Islam in Indonesia"

  14:50-15:30 Masami MORI (Kyoto Bunkyo University)

  "Legal issues on Muslim rights and rehabilitation process of Marawi, Philippines"

  15:30-15:45

  Break

  15:45-16:25 Omar FAROUK (Hiroshima City University)

  "The Pashus of Lower Myanmar" (The Malays of Lower Myanmar)"

  16:25-17:30

  General Discussion

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