Abstract:
The current study analyzed the specifics of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Federation of
Malaysia keeping in view the relationship between religion and state. For Kazakhstan, which has a
multi-confessional and multi-ethnic specificity, it is extremely important to study and examine the
experience of other peer countries. In this context, Malaysia, as a multi-confessional and multi-ethnic
state, has its own experience in maintaining the relationship between state and religion. Kazakhstan,
which has enshrined itself in its constitution as a secular state, has always focused on improving the
state's policy on religion, regulating the activities of religious associations in view of democratic
requirements and defining the complex aspects of the relationship between state and religion. For
Kazakhstan, it is of particular importance to differentiate its model of a secular country dominated
by the representatives of Islam. For this purpose, the country chosen for comparison was Malaysia,
which has excellent development indicators. The current study determined the specific features of
the two countries in the in terms of ethnic and confessional composition, the structure of public
administration, religious education, activities of religious associations, interreligious dialogue and
tolerance, the fight against religious extremism, and terrorism via historical and comparative analysis.
