COMPARING PATHWAYS AND OUTCOME FOR PATANI MUSLIM WOMEN OF DIFFERENT EDUCATION SYSTEMS SINCE 1959
Authors: Pollachom Taweeluck 
Published: November 2022

</strong></p><p><em>A new era of resolving the conflicts in the three </em><em>s</em><em>outhern border prov</em><em>i</em><em>nces of Thailand began in the time of Field Marshal Sarit Thana</em><em>r</em><em>at (1959-1963), with an assimilationist policy toward the Malay Muslims of the th</em><em>r</em><em>ee southern prov</em><em>i</em><em>nces. This involved not only assimilation through educat</em><em>i</em><em>onal</em><em>, </em><em>econom</em><em>i</em><em>c</em><em>, </em><em>and social development policies but also assimilation of the Malay Muslims in the </em><em>s</em><em>outhe</em><em>r</em><em>n border provinces with the Muslims of the central a</em><em>r</em><em>eas of Thailand through variou sgovernment projects</em><em>, </em><em>such as the </em><em>dhammacharika </em><em>project. These p</em><em>r</em><em>ojects initially began with an emphasis on the </em><em>r</em><em>eligious leaders of the communit</em><em>i</em><em>es</em><em>, </em><em>on bringing Muslim students on field trips to Bangkok</em><em>, </em><em>and on provid</em><em>i</em><em>ng instruction and training for Muslim women</em><em>. </em><em>All of these projects received support from various M</em><em>u</em><em>s</em><em>l</em><em>im as</em><em>s</em><em>oc</em><em>i</em><em>ations and organizations </em><em>in </em><em>central Thailand. Eventhough this assimilationist policy might be v</em><em>i</em><em>ewed as destroying the religio</em><em>u</em><em>s and cultural identity of Malay-Muslims in Yala</em><em>, </em><em>Pattani, and Narathiwat provinces</em><em>. </em><em>The field research data show that not only their educat</em><em>i</em><em>on routes correlate with differences of status, family background</em><em>, </em><em>class, and degree of austerity inreligious practice</em><em>, </em><em>but the differences among the Muslim countries where they studied also have important effects on their identity formation and consequent Malay-Muslim consciousness</em><em>. </em><em>All of these differences also had significant effects on their social roles and statuses after returning to work in their hometown areas, and have also had important effects on the ways </em><em>i</em><em>n which Muslim women of this area display the</em><em>i</em><em>r piety.</em></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>
Era baru menyelesaikan konflik etnik Thailand di tiga provinsi perbatasan selatan telah dimulai pada saat Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat (1959-1963), dengan kebijakan asimilasi terhadap Muslim Melayu. Hal ini tidak hanya melibatkan asimilasi melalui kebijakan pendidikan, ekonomi, dan sosial tetapi juga asimilasi Muslim Mayu dengan Muslim dari daerah Thai pusat melalui berbagai proyek pemerintah, seperti proyek <em>dhammacharika</em>. Proyek-proyek ini awalnya dimulai dengan penekanan pada para pemimpin agama dari masyarakat, untuk membawa siswa Muslim dengan kunjungan lapangan ke Bangkok, dan pelatihan bagi perempuan Muslim. Semua proyek ini mendapat dukungan dari berbagai asosiasi dan organisasi Muslim di Thailand pusat. Meskipun kebijakan asimilasi ini mungkin dipandang merusak identitas agama dan budaya Melayu-Muslim di Yala, Pattani, dan Provinsi Narathiwat. Data penelitian lapangan menunjukkan bahwa mereka mampu berkorelasi dengan perbedaan status, latar belakang keluarga, kelas, tetapi juga memiliki efek penting pada pembentukan identitas dan kesadaran Melayu-Muslim. Semua perbedaan memiliki efek yang signifikan terhadap peran setelah kembali bekerja di kampung halaman, dan juga memiliki efek penting wanita Muslim untuk menampilkan kesalehan mereka.