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ASEAN Religious Diversity. Strength or Threat?


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Syllabus of the Subject

42% of the ASEAN population is Muslim, followed by Buddhism

  1. Religious Diversity in the ASEAN Region
  2. Main religions of the ASEAN Countries: Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

Asia Masters, Doctorate (Global Business, Foreign Trade)

The Subject “Religious diversity in the ASEAN” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Course: Islam & Business.

Doctorate: Ethics, Religion & Business.

Doctorate in International Business (DIB) Online

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade, Religions & Business.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB)

Languages: Masters, Doctorate, International Business, English or Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish Religión ASEAN Study Doctorate in International Business in French ASEAN Masters Foreign Trade in Portuguese ASEAN.

Why study “Islam and Business”?.

Buddhism and Global Business

Foreign Trade and Business in Southeast Asia (ASEAN)

Religions of the ASEAN Countries
Religions of the ASEAN Countries

The ASEAN Countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar) are not a homogeneous block:

Political.

In the ASEAN Region (Southeast Asia), cohabits democratic regimes with authoritarian or military dictatorships (Myanmar).

Ethnical.

In the ASEAN Countries, there are local born Chinese, Arabic, or Hindu citizens

Socio-economic Development.

From the economic point of view, there are huge differences between the ASEAN-6 economies and the four CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam).

Religious.

  1. Islam is the largest religion in the ASEAN Region (official religion in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia)
  2. The Buddhist bloc of the ASEAN Countries consists of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, and Vietnam
  3. The Philippines is mainly Christian

About 42% of the ASEAN population is Muslim (mostly Sunni), then follow by Buddhism (18%) and Christianity (17%).

Linguistic.

Although the official language of the ASEAN is English practically every country or even region, speaks a different language.

Religions ASEAN

Country
Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Burma
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
TOTAL
Population (*)
374
14.131
215.960
6.200
28.671
47.960
93.260
5.090
69.120
87.850
568.616
Islam
300
1.918
209.166
0
18.090
1.918
5.129
727
3.801
175
241.224
%
75
4
87
0
63
4
5
14
5
0.20
42
Buddhism
34
38.415
1.679
4.092
5.026
38.415
80
1.725
64.19
14.407
103.873
%
8
80
1
80
18
80
0
33
93
16
18,2

* thousands of people.

If we compare the ASEAN with, for example, the EU; it is easy to see that the EU could be considered almost as a monolithic block from the religious point of view.

Islam in Asia.


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