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This volume explores relations between Islam and Buddhism and the state in Myanmar. It offers an informed response to contemporary issues facing the Muslim communities there. This interdisciplinary work enhances understanding of Muslims and the legacy of colonialism; the everyday experiences of Muslims; and the challenges of violence and security faced by Muslim communities.
List of contents
- Foreword
- Preface: Note on Terminology
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: Islam and the State in Myanmar
- 1. Myanmarâs Muslim Mosaic and the Politics of Belonging
- Melissa Crouch
- I Colonialism and the Law
- 2. Reconstructing Trajectories of Islam in British Burma
- Stephen Keck
- 3. Personal Law and Colonial Legacy: StateâReligion Relations and Islamic Law in Myanmar
- Melissa Crouch
- II Everyday Experiences
- 4. Muslim Political Activity in Transitional Myanmar
- Nicholas Farrelly
- 5. Houses of Islam: Muslims, Property Rights, and the State in Myanmar
- Judith Beyer
- 6. Muslim Womenâs Education in Myanmar
- Phyu Phyu Oo
- III Uncertainty, Security, and Violence
- 7. Islamophobia in Buddhist Myanmar: The 969 Movement and Anti-Muslim Violence
- Nyi Nyi Kyaw
- 8. New Technologies, Established Practices: Developing Narratives of Muslim Threat in Myanmar
- Matt Schissler
- 9. Making the Muslim Other in Myanmar and Sri Lanka
- Benjamin Schonthal
- 10. The Global and Regional Dynamics of Humanitarian Aid in Rakhine State
- Alistair D.B. Cook
- 11. Myanmarâs Muslims, What Do We Now Know?
- Clark B. Lombardi
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes on Editor and Contributors
About the author
Melissa Crouch teaches in the Law Faculty of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Summary
This volume explores relations between Islam and Buddhism and the state in Myanmar. It offers an informed response to contemporary issues facing the Muslim communities there. This interdisciplinary work enhances understanding of Muslims and the legacy of colonialism; the everyday experiences of Muslims; and the challenges of violence and security faced by Muslim communities.
