英文摘要 |
The Islam Hadhari movement or the so called ”civilized Islamic movement”, which was officially launched by the newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi on January 30, 2004, is becoming a major symbol and slogan of Abdullah's regime. By exploring the contemporary trends of Islam Hadhari movement, the article examines the development of the movement, and its connection with the UMNO's previous political approach and position, in order to explain how ethnic identity and religious movement are adopted and integrated to the movement. Due to its obscure explanations and wide range of practices, the essay finds that the substance of Islam Hadhari movement has no significant different from the ordinary secular national development program: it can be use to explain almost all policies implemented by the government, or even adopted to defend, explain or legitimize all previous policies, as well as the future policies made by UMNO regime. Similar to those previous movements promoted by UMNO, such as ”New Malay Movement” or ”Islamization of government machinery”, Islam Hadhari movement can be described as another practical Islamic policy. Furthermore, the practices of Islam Hadhari movement or policies, not only signify the ultimate hegemonic power of UMNO in the ruling parties' coalition government, but also signify the monopoly power of the party in determining the national development policies. Practically, of course, it also becomes a symbol of Abdullah's authority in the country. |