Thailand's Muslim Minorities: Assimilation, Secession, or Coexistence?

Forbes, Andrew

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“…Much anthropological commentary and historical analysis has been made in Englishlanguage scholarship about the unique cultural space inhabited by Muslims in the south since Siamese annexation (Forbes, 1982;Jory, 2007;Scupin, 1987). Scholars have noted the region's troubled history, which has included both a series of Malay-Muslim rebellions against Siamese rule and subsequent repressions during Thailand assimilationist period in the 1920s-40s (e.g., see Aphornsuvan, 2008), and the presence of Malayan Communist Party insurgents along the porous Thai-Malay border following Malaya's independence (Hack, 2009;Liow, 2004).…”

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Religiosity and Social Problems among Muslim Adolescents in Southern Thailand

Sateemae¹,

Abdel-Monem

Sateemae³

2015

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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Substantial commentary has been written about the historical context of the Malay-Muslim minority in the deep south of Thailand. Much of the recent scholarship on the Malay-Muslim minority of Thailand has focused on the ongoing ethnic insurgency in southern Thailand, the region's troubled history of annexation, and its relevance to Thailand's political landscape. However, there is little empirical research on the Malay-Muslim population itself, although it is assumed that expressions of their religious identity are a fundamental aspect of collective identity formation. In an effort to fill this gap, this study explored perceptions of religiosity and risk behavior among Muslim adolescents affiliated with a private Islamic school in the province of Yala, Thailand. The study examined perceptions of this group's religious behavior and relationships to perceived social problems of concern to the community, and found that increased religious adherence mediated engagement in risk behaviors. We also found that girls were perceived to be more likely to engage in religiously adherent behavior, and less likely to engage in socially problematic behavior, than boys. This study and its findings are relevant to deepening empirical knowledge about Malay-Muslim adolescents in southern Thailand. It may also have implications for community leaders and policy makers interested in improving wellbeing among Muslim adolescents in the area.

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Religiosity and Social Problems among Muslim Adolescents in Southern Thailand

Sateemae¹,

Abdel-Monem

Sateemae³

2015

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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“…Pattani was an independent kingdom until 1786, when it was conquered by the King of Siam (Forbes 1982). The Malay Muslims had maintained their religious and language identity while the Bangkok government was content with conserving authority and central control over the area without integrating its population (Forbes 1982). The roots of the Malay Muslim dissatisfaction and perceived discrimination can be traced back to the establishment of the modern Thai state by the Chakri dynasty in the 18th century, when Pattani was brought under Siamese rule (Croissant 2005).…”

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“…During the 19th century, centralized bureaucratic structures were introduced into the South, where chieftains in Pattani became Thai civil servants, and the Thai legal system reduced the jurisdiction of Islamic law. A military-led nationalistic regime that came to power in the late 1930s changed the policy of cautious integration and attempted to forcibly assimilate the Malay Muslim population (Forbes 1982). The growing public resentment coincided with the emergence of Malay nationalism in Southeast Asia, which contributed to the emergence of a separatist movement in Southern Thailand (Engvall and Andersson 2014).…”

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How does unrest affect migration? Evidence from the three southernmost provinces of Thailand

Jampaklay¹,

Ford²,

Chamratrithirong³

2017

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BACKGROUNDIn the southernmost provinces of Thailand, despite the long-term unrest concurrent with migration, very limited research tackles the relationship between these two phenomena. OBJECTIVEThis analysis examines whether migration in the three southernmost provinces is associated with the ongoing unrest. METHODSWe use a sample of 1,009 households from a household probability survey conducted in the three southernmost provinces in 2014. The analysis uses two measures of migration: all migration and destination-specific migration. The unrest is measured as 1) whether a violent incident occurred in the village in the most recent year and 2) the perceived effect of the unrest on the overall life of the household. RESULTSHouseholds in villages where a violent incidence occurred in the past year and households that reported that the unrest affected overall life a lot are more likely to have a migrant. These effects are direct, net of other household and social network characteristics. The unrest is related to increased migration both within Thailand and to Malaysia. This result is stronger for migration to Malaysia compared to migration within Thailand. The destination of migrants is related to education.

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“…For a long time, the Bangkok government was content with maintaining authority and central control over the southern border provinces without integrating its population, and the Malay Muslims kept their separate religious and ethno-linguistic identity (Forbes 1982). The local elite, however, gradually lost its position in the provincial administration to Thai Buddhists from outside the region (Shurke 1970).…”

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The Dynamics of Conflict in Southern Thailand

Engvall

Andersson

2014

Asian Economic Papers

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The prolonged insurgency in Southern Thailand has claimed thousands of victims since the outbreak of major violence in 2004. Drawing on a unique data set covering all violent incidents since 2004, a hotspot analysis shows that the bulk of the violence is concentrated in clusters of sub-districts forming hotbeds of conºict. Drivers of conflict are identified through a comparative analysis of the hotspots of violence with less violent areas. The analysis shows that identity manifested in language use and religious practices (rather than international borders, infrastructure, and physical geography) influence the prevalence and patterns of violence.

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Thailand's Muslim Minorities: Assimilation, Secession, or Coexistence?

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Religiosity and Social Problems among Muslim Adolescents in Southern Thailand

Religiosity and Social Problems among Muslim Adolescents in Southern Thailand

How does unrest affect migration? Evidence from the three southernmost provinces of Thailand

The Dynamics of Conflict in Southern Thailand

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