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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC THOUGHTS, 3, 21-42, 2014

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Minority policies in the Muslim world

Md. Moniruzzaman

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Abstract:  The  Muslim  world  hosts  a  wide  diversity  of  minority  groups  in  terms  of

ethnicity,  religion,  language  and  culture.  The  minority  diversity  in  some  countries  is

overwhelming  compared  to  others.  Such diversitie s  have  put t he countries  in diffic ult

position for national unification in t he nation-building process. This article  examines the

 

minority  policies of  the  Muslim  countries  in  the  context  of  majority  syndrome.  The

minority  policy is  looked  at  from the  perspective  of  government attit ude  towards  four

major  international  conventions  in  terms  of  ratification  and  accession.  It  argues  that

higher the  ratification rate, fairer  the minority policy  of a country. T he study found that

 

 

 

the  Muslim  countries  have  mostly  either  ratified  or  accessed  to  three  out  of  four

conventions.  In  terms  of  inter-regional  trend,  the  African,  South a nd Southeast  Asian

and Central  Asian countries  are mostly co mfortable with  all the  conventions. The  Arab

countries, however, show most irregular pattern.