Malaysia – a nation with multi-ethnic and multicultural

Authors

  • Thuy Anh Tran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2019/264

Keywords:

Malaysia; ethnic group; religious; culture; unity

Abstract

Due to the historical development in the Malaysian population, there are three main ethnic groups: the Malay (Malay and other indigenous ethnic group), the Chinese community and the Indian community. Malaysia is one of the most diverse and unique cultures in the world. Each ethnic group has a different language and culture, but when they meet in Malaysia, they blend and flourish to create a common culture - the Malaysian culture. Multi-ethnic and Multicultural means that there are many different religious, beliefs and Malaysia is not out of the rule. All Malay is Muslims, but the Chinese has different religious choices, such as Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism or Christianity. Indians are primarily Hindu but there are also Muslim, Christian and Buddhist followers. Malaysian communities have come together to develop Malaysia, to live in harmony, to unite, to speak Malay - the national language, to respect each other's cultures and to build a good relationship among the communities.

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Published

2020-12-08

How to Cite

Trần, T. A. (2020). Malaysia – a nation with multi-ethnic and multicultural . SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF TAN TRAO UNIVERSITY, 5(11), 19–27. https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2019/264

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 11 (2019): No. 11, MARCH-2019

Section

Humanities and Social Sciences

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