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ISLAM IN MALAYSIA
Islam is the official religion of Malaysia. According to 2000 census figures, approximately 60 percent of the population practiced Islam; 19 percent Buddhism; 9 percent Christianity; 6 percent Hinduism; and 3 percent Confucianism, Taoism, and other traditional Chinese religions. The remainder was accounted for by other faiths, including animism, Sikhism, and Baha'i. As required by Malaysian law and defined in the Constitution, a Malay would surrender his ethnic status if he were not Muslim. However the reverse is not legally true; one does not legally become a Bumiputra by converting to Islam. Malaysian Muslims are primarily Malays although there are substantial numbers of Indian and Pakistani Muslims and increasing numbers of ethnic Chinese converts.A number of young Muslims, especially those raised in a more secular or westernized settings are semipracticing Muslims. They observe the practice of a holy month (Ramadan), when fasting during daylight hours is mandatory, and abstain from pork, but they do not pray five times a day nor visit mosques frequently.
At the same time, increasing numbers of Malays are taking the religion more seriously, with the increasing popularity of Islamic financing and the increasing number of girls choosing to wear the tudung or headscarf as evidences.
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