ASEAN Religious Diversity. Strength or Threat?

1. Religious Diversity in ASEAN Region
2. Main religions of ASEAN Countries: Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism
3. Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno (Indonesia)
4. Tan Sri Mokhtar (Malaysia)

Religions of ASEAN Countries

The Subject “religious diversity in the ASEAN” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: Religions & Business, International Business

Doctorate: Ethics, Religion & Business.

Languages: or Religión ASEAN ASEAN ASEAN.

Why study “Islam and Business”?.

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

Political.

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

Ethnical.

In 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 ASEAN-6 economies and the four CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam).

Religious.

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

Linguistic.

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

* thousands of people.

If we compare 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.