Stuart Alan Becker
Cham author Osman Ysa.
The Cham and the Khmer have a common culture
Despite tragic past, good relationships prevail
An independent researcher and author about the Cham Muslim people says the relationships with local Buddhist Cambodians are particularly friendly and warm, especially compared with other Muslim and non-Muslim communities living nearby in other parts of the world.
Osman Ysa is the author of three books about the Cham, the most recent of which is Cham Muslim and Khmer Buddhist Intermarriage, which was published in 2010.
“Cham people don’t normally have extreme ideas,” Ysa says.
“The Cham and the Khmer have a common culture, before and after the Khmer Rouge; we live together very peacefully.
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