Kepelbagaian Agama dan Budaya di Malaysia: Antara Cabaran dan Kekuatan Sosial dalam Pembinaan Bangsa
Religious and Cultural Diversity in Malaysia: Challenges and Social Strengths in Nation-Building
Keywords:
Kepelbagaian budaya, agama, perpaduan nasional, pendidikan antara budaya, MalaysiaAbstract
Malaysia merupakan sebuah negara majmuk yang terdiri daripada pelbagai kaum, agama dan budaya yang hidup secara bersama sejak zaman penjajahan lagi. Walaupun kepelbagaian ini sering dilihat sebagai potensi konflik, ia sebenarnya adalah satu kekuatan yang boleh menyumbang kepada perpaduan nasional sekiranya dikendalikan dengan bijak. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk meneliti bagaimana kefahaman dan toleransi antara agama serta budaya dapat menjadi asas kepada keharmonian sosial di Malaysia. Kajian ini mengupas peranan pendidikan, dasar awam dan interaksi sosial dalam memperkukuh perpaduan antara masyarakat yang berbeza latar belakang. Dengan menggunakan metodologi pendekatan kualitatif melalui analisis kandungan literatur akademik dan dokumen dasar kerajaan, artikel ini mendapati bahawa wujud keperluan mendesak untuk memperkasakan pendidikan antara budaya serta mewujudkan lebih banyak ruang dialog antara agama. Cabaran seperti polarisasi kaum, kekurangan interaksi antara etnik serta stereotaip budaya masih menjadi penghalang utama ke arah perpaduan yang kukuh. Artikel ini mencadangkan agar usaha membina jati diri nasional berasaskan nilai inklusif dan saling menghormati diteruskan secara menyeluruh demi kelangsungan negara yang harmoni dan stabil.
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