Muslim migrants in Kuching, Sarawak: expectation towards and use of recreation and leisure provision / Asmalini Che Abu Shafie, Norazlin Abdullah and Wan Samiati Andriana Wan Mohamad Daud

Leisure participation has multiple personal, family and community benefits including community integration. Kelly and Fresinger (2000) contended that participating in leisure and recreation gives opportunities for individuals or groups to experience and understand different cultures through social interaction with participants from different cultural backgrounds. In addition, people can share activities such as different games, entertainment, customs, resources and traditions arising from different ethnic identities, thereby encouraging social integration (Kelly & Freysinger, 2000). Furthermore, the development of social integration through leisure and recreation participation helps migrants to adjust more easily to the adopted country and integrate more quickly into the new culture (Kelly & Freysinger, 2000).