From: smustopo@nyx.cs.du.edu (sofjan mustopoh)
Subject: Re: Malaysia, Main China and India
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In article <1992Nov20.161756.27624@bmers95.bnr.ca> khor@bnr.ca writes:
>
>No flames here please.  This is for pure discussion in social,
>cultured manner... as the newsgroup title says.
> 
>
>In article <Bxzn1v.KqC@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, jhardono@silver.ucs.indi
na.edu (Jumahadi is my first name) writes:
>|> Netters,
>|>      I would like to give you some facts about my research here.
>|>         India and China are among the the asian countries have the
>|>      largest number of muslim population. The number of population
>|>      are bigger than Malay Muslims in Malaysia. 
>
>Not surprised.  After all China & India has 1/3 (more more??) of the
>world's population. A small percentage in these countries' population
>would outnumber the whole of Malaysia's population put together.
> 
>|>      According to world history, these countries accept Islam
>|>      earlier than Malaysia and Indonesia.
>
>Not surprised again.  Islam spreads to North India and Eastern China
>(the silk route) long before traders found their way to SEA. Go to
>these regions and you'll find their folk songs and the Malay/Indonesia
>folk songs have very similar tunes.
> 
>|>      Based on my interviews with some student from Main China
>|>      many of their friends even in their villages, almost 50 %
>|>      are muslims. [...more details briefed out]
>
>Indirectly related to what you say...I was surprised to find out
>recently that the Communist regime had made a few revolutionary
>changes in a matter of 1-2 generations.  These were a couple points
>that I noted:
> 
> 1) Equality of sexes seems to even beat the Western civilization.
>    E.g. it is the norm to have 100% equal share of housework between
>    spouses.  On reflection, women liberization in China was one of
>    Mao's great achievements.
> 
> 2) Traditional Chinese religion are almost non-existent.  The gap
>    had been filled primarily by Christianity and Islam.
>
>It makes me wonder if the Chinese in Malaysia/Singapore or now more
>Chinese in tradition and culture  than the Chinese in China.
>
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  Wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!!
 Indonesia Has  the most muslim in the world.
 With 92-95% (I don't j know the exact) of 180 Millions .Go Figure

  Muskie
  Sofjan Mustopoh

  "We gonna Have moon eclipe in Dec 9,10  so checked it out "