Cultural Dynamics among Muslim Society in Southern Border Provinces of Thailand
Keywords:
Dynamic, Culture, Muslim society in Southern border provincesAbstract
Objectives: This research aims to study cultural dynamics among Muslim society in the southern border provinces emphasis on development and change factors as well as to study the current status and to serve as a guideline for collaboration between the government and the people in the southern border provinces.
Methodology: This research is qualitative research. The researcher has established a research approach that starts with collecting relevant documents and interviews using open-ended questions. The interviewees covered academics such as the provincial Islamic committees, Institute of Islamic studies, writers, network of civil society organizations, radio and TV presenters, experts, and people with direct experience. The information obtained will be important and used analyzed data by means of descriptive analysis and issue policy recommendations to government agencies concerned with cultural issues of Muslim society in the southern border provinces.
Research Findings: The Muslim society in the southern border provinces has a mix of cultures from the past to the present from many factors, for example, Patani in the past was a port city traded with international merchants. The entry into Islam is a part of cultural integration. Even with the adoption of Islam, the Hindu-Brahmin culture remains. Pre-Islamic past to the present and finally, globalization and local people studying abroad. It is part of the change in lifestyle Including various belief concepts from the affecting Muslims in the area, there are many different concepts and differences in each group of Islamic concepts, having difficulty in interacting with different outsiders.
Contribution: The government and private agencies can use the results of the study as a guideline for adaptation in working with the people's sector in the southern border provinces with different groups of Islamic concepts in the southern border areas and to know the positioning and enable to work properly with people with different in the southern border Provinces.
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