"Race and religion - when 'new Malaysia' faces off against old forces
KUALA LUMPUR: They came by car, train and buses from across the country in the tens of thousands, turning the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, into a sea of white last Saturday (Dec 8) to rally against the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
Stirred by Islamist party PAS’ call that the rally was a “jihad” and former ruling party UMNO's exhortation for “Muslim unity”, the protestors went ahead despite Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announcing ICERD would not be ratified.
The huge turnout showed how race and religion became tools for the opposition to mobilise the masses against the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government.
“I came here to defend Islam. We worry the government has merely delayed and not cancelled the ratification of ICERD,” said 51-year-old PAS member Surizan Sulaiman, who travelled by car from Kuantan, Pahang.
The opposition parties - UMNO and PAS - claimed ICERD threatened the position of Islam and the special rights of the Malays in the country.
ICERD USED BY UMNO’S ELITE TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM CORRUPTION CHARGES: ANALYSTS"
It DOES NOT mattered that UMNO is such a corrupt political party. It DOES NOT matter that Religion is not separate from politics n nationhood.
These 2 political parties will gladly use race n religion to hold on to their "powers" in desperation, albeit PAS less so.
The new PH government has FAILED its supporters who voted them in partly due to it's ideal of forging a ONE MSIA regardless of race, language or religion. Where the power of diversity is harnessed to create greater stability, harmony m prosperity for all.
Well, maybe no addicts will want to kick the habit that bring them "joy", even if it will weakened them n eventually rob them of independence n death by overdoses!!
Idealism is dead? The young Malay ministers of the PH gov will keep mum? Dr M actually want a race n religion based Msia?
Don't think he has time for these as he is busy giving Sgp troubles!!
KUALA LUMPUR: They came by car, train and buses from across the country in the tens of thousands, turning the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, into a sea of white last Saturday (Dec 8) to rally against the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
Stirred by Islamist party PAS’ call that the rally was a “jihad” and former ruling party UMNO's exhortation for “Muslim unity”, the protestors went ahead despite Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announcing ICERD would not be ratified.
The huge turnout showed how race and religion became tools for the opposition to mobilise the masses against the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government.
“I came here to defend Islam. We worry the government has merely delayed and not cancelled the ratification of ICERD,” said 51-year-old PAS member Surizan Sulaiman, who travelled by car from Kuantan, Pahang.
The opposition parties - UMNO and PAS - claimed ICERD threatened the position of Islam and the special rights of the Malays in the country.
ICERD USED BY UMNO’S ELITE TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM CORRUPTION CHARGES: ANALYSTS"
It DOES NOT mattered that UMNO is such a corrupt political party. It DOES NOT matter that Religion is not separate from politics n nationhood.
These 2 political parties will gladly use race n religion to hold on to their "powers" in desperation, albeit PAS less so.
The new PH government has FAILED its supporters who voted them in partly due to it's ideal of forging a ONE MSIA regardless of race, language or religion. Where the power of diversity is harnessed to create greater stability, harmony m prosperity for all.
Well, maybe no addicts will want to kick the habit that bring them "joy", even if it will weakened them n eventually rob them of independence n death by overdoses!!
Idealism is dead? The young Malay ministers of the PH gov will keep mum? Dr M actually want a race n religion based Msia?
Don't think he has time for these as he is busy giving Sgp troubles!!
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