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Four Cultures Intertwine Among Southeast Asia's Remarkable Cham Muslims |
| Section: CULTURE / PEOPLES |
| Author: Antonio Graceffo |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2006 |
| Size: 1,853 Words, 11,156 Characters |
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Indochina is one of the most culturally rich and diverse locations on Earth, as it is the place where Indian and Chinese cultures meet. But the Cham Muslims of Indochina are the pinnacle of diversity, as they represent the mixing of Indian, Chinese, Arabic, and Malaysian culture.
Ratanakirir Province is an unlikely location for the Cham Muslim minority, who often live on houseboats or in floating villages. Sixty-three-year-old Dun Lee Han, the leader of Ratanakiri's Cham community, explained how the 452 Cham families, who migrated from Kompong Cham province, began making a new life for themselves as land-bound farmers. According to Dun Lee Han, the first Cham families arrived here ten years ago.
In lower Cambodia seventy percent of Cham make their living as fishermen. "The fishing ...
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...als. And their Muslim dress and culture symbolized an unpopular religion associated with violence. At the same time, I had become a symbol of the warlike policies of the American government.
But for me, at least, by the end of the interview, we weren't isms, we were Abdul Hamid, Dun Lee Han, and Antonio Graceffo, three men who met to share their culture. And who didn't wish harm on anyone.
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