Time to redefine ‘national culture’, says academic

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Tajuddin Rasdi says the government must move past the Malay and Islam-centric definition to make it more inclusive.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/05/21/time-to-redefine-national-culture-says-academic/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Redefine #NationalCulture #MalaysiaDiversity #VariousCommunities

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00:00Redefine the national culture to reflect Malaysia's diversity and restore the dignity of various

00:09communities.

00:11This is academic Tajuddin Rasti's call to the government, pointing out that a new definition

00:16will also help the country outgrow the past.

00:20The National Culture Policy outlines three conditions to define a Malaysian culture,

00:25namely that it must be based on Malay culture, suitable elements from other cultures,

00:29may be accepted, and Islam is an important component.

00:34A 2022 UNESCO report rated Malaysia as one of the countries with the lowest Intercultural

00:39Dialogue Index, giving it a score of 0.35 out of 1.

00:45Tajuddin, an Islamic architecture professor at UCSR University, said the rise of Islamic

00:50thought during the Islamic reform movements in the 1970s and the growth of a more religious,

00:56retiring Malay middle class, explained the low score.

01:00The solution, he said, lies in educating the Muslim clerics on topics of arts, culture

01:05and discourses in other civilizations as they wield great influence on public opinion.

01:11However, Edding Khoo, patron of the cultural organisation PUSAKA, said the ICDI does not

01:17necessarily reflect the diversity experienced by Malaysians daily.

01:22He said intercultural dialogue happens every day in the lives of Malaysians, and that there

01:27are more intercultural marriages now than before.

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