STRATEGI MUSLIM DI THAILAND UTARA DALAM MENSIKAPI KEBIJAKAN ASIMILASI DARI PEMERINTAH THAILAND
Abstract
Migration of Muslim Hui tribe from Yunnan province in China to
Northern region of Thailand had become a monumental history of
the development of Islam in Thailand which is known as one of the
biggest Buddhist countries. In response to the migration, Thai
Government had established strict integration policies toward
Muslim and Muslim community in the country. This research was
meant to investigate on the strategies of Muslim Hui to
accommodate Thai policies in order to survive in Chiang Mai
using qualitative methods i.e. interviews and library study. It was
figure out that there were three main strategies. First, Muslim Hui
had always been trying to accommodate any policies which did not
conflict with basic principles of Islam. Second, they adapted to the
local culture while keeping their own culture as minimum, such as
changing their Muslim name into Thai name, assimilating food
with local cuisine while paying attention to the halal nature. Third,
they built networking with other minority Muslim communities in
Thailand. These strategies had positively impacted the Thai
Government policies in allowing Hui Muslim as righteous citizen
who might equally live peacefully in Chiang Mai with other local
Thai people. The findings of this research could be a lesson
learned for other minority communities in Thailand or other
countries.