25 March 2016

Portraying Malaysia's Ethnic Mélange

Malaysia is an interesting multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society. While Muslim Malays make up a 50% ethnoreligious majority, there are also c. 25% Malaysian Chinese, c. 15% Indigenous aka Orang Asal (e.g. Dayak, Orang Ulu, Kadazan-Dusun, Orang Asli), c. 5% Malaysian Indians and a miscellaneous group of c. 5% Others (e.g. Eurasians). There is hence also a profusion of faiths and religions, with Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Sikhism and even Shamanism on the map.

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