A Dialogue Amongst Religions in Malaysia: A Development From 1956-2010

Malaysia is made up of people of different races and religions live in peace and unity. Inter-religious dialogue is an approach in fostering mutual respect between people of different religions and ethnicities. In Malaysia interfaith dialogue initiated by NGOs such as the Malaysian Interfaith Network, Allied Coordinating Committee of Islamic NGOs and the Malaysian Consultative Council for Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism, government agencies such as the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia, University of Malaya Centre for Dialogue of Civilisations and Committee to Promote Understanding and Harmony on Inter-Religious and political parties Malaysian Chinese Associate (MCA), the People‘s Justice Party (PKR) and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS). This article discusses the development of interfaith dialogue in Malaysia from 1956 to 2010. The discussion concluded inter-religious dialogue is growing in popularity among Malaysians and has good prospects for the future.