Psycho-Pious Motivations and Muslim Migration to the West: The Case of Singaporean Malay-Muslims in Melbourne, Australia (Motivasi Psiko-soleh dan migrasi orang-orang Muslim di Barat:Kes Melayu-Muslim Singapura di Melbourne, Australia)
Abstract
Muslim migration to the West has witnessed a surge in the last few decades in light of a host of crises and conflicts that have been taking place across the Muslim world. This article analyses the case of a group of Muslims from a stable and highly-developed country that similarly took the life-changing step of migrating to the West. We argue that one of the crucial factors that have driven Malay-Muslims from Singapore to migrate to Australia is what could be termed as “psycho-pious motivations.” By this, we mean motivations that are borne out of a negative psychological context and of being in a disadvantaged position when it comes to religiosity, thus generating the desire to relocate to a different country where a better life and the freedom to enliven one’s religiosity can be fully realized.
Keywords: Migration; Muslims; Singapore; Motivations; Piety Psychology
Abstrak
Penghijrahan orang-orang Muslim ke Barat telah menunjukkan lonjakan peningkatan dalam beberapa dekad yang lalu berikutan pelbagai krisis dan konflik yang telah berlaku di seluruh dunia Islam. Artikel ini menganalisis kes sekumpulan orang Islam dari sebuah negara yang stabil dan maju mengambil langkah mengubah hidup berhijrah ke Barat. Artikel ini memberikan pandangan dan hujah bahawa salah satu faktor penting yang mendorong orang Melayu-Islam dari Singapura untuk berhijrah ke Australia ialah apa yang boleh diistilahkan sebagai "motivasi psiko-soleh." Maksudnya ialah motivasi yang lahir daripada konteks psikologi negatif yang merasakan diri berada dalam kedudukan yang kurang bernasib baik dalam soal amalan keagamaan, sekali gus mendorong keinginan untuk berpindah ke negara lain di mana kehidupan yang lebih baik dengan kebebasan menghidupkan amalan agama seseorang boleh direalisasikan sepenuhnya.
Kata kunci: Penghijrahan; Muslim; Singapura; Motivasi; Psikologi-soleh
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