马来西亚的族群边界与少数族群的认同——以印度人穆斯林为例

Malaysia's ethnic boundaries and ethnic identity-take the Indian Muslims as an example

本文从历史的角度探讨了马来西亚族群边界的成因及其划分标准。这种以种族和宗教为依据的族群划分标准,让身兼双重身份的马来西亚印度人穆斯林饱受身份重叠之苦。马来西亚印度人穆斯林的认同遭到了同样信仰伊斯兰教的马来族群和以印度教教徒居多的印度人族群的拒绝。为获取政治、经济等社会资源,印度人穆斯林不得不在马来族群和印度人族群之间寻找皈依。印度人穆斯林社会的案例表明,马来西亚多元社会的融合之路依然任重道远。

Based on race and religion, Malaysia＇ s division of its population into different ethnic groups has afflicted Malaysian Indian Muslims with great sufferings as a result of their double identity ever since the colonial era. Indian Muslims are neither accepted by the Malays with the same Islamic belief, nor fully recognized by Indian diaspora among whom Hindus predominate. In order to obtain the political, economic and other social resources, Indian Muslims have to find a sense of belonging in Malaysia, sandwiched between the Malays and the Indian ethnic groups. Although multi-ethnic Malaysia is committed to building a ＂Malaysian nationality＂ , the Indian Muslim case shows that the integration of Malay- sian pluralistic society still has a long way to go.