At least this story, unlike most stories of Islamic supremacy in Malaysia, has a happy ending — the temple in question was not completely destroyed. Every week seems to bring news of another church or temple somewhere in Malaysia demolished on the flimsiest of pretexts. For this near demolition of yet another Hindu temple, there […]
Malaysian government views LGBT community as a ‘spreading problem’ to be stopped
And why? Because Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transsexuals (LGBTs) are considered to be against Islam, and hence must be removed from society by the government. The stop of the ‘spread’ of LGBTs is to be done via such coercive measure such as the Islamic religious police and the enforcement of Sharia laws that are already […]
Malaysia arrests bookstore manager for selling Irshad Manji’s latest book
No doubt much of the world has forgotten, let alone taken note, of the Malaysian government’s decision to ban Irshad Manji’s latest book ‘Allah, Liberty and Love’. Rest assured that Malaysia’s ruling Muslims have not. In a move surely designed to keep bookstores safe for Believers and to keep unauthorized thoughts from entering their vulnerable […]
Malaysian deputy prime minister: Islam not compatible with freedom, liberal thought
Will the rampant Islamophobia never end? Malaysia’s ruling Muslims, lauded by Senators McCain and Lieberman as a model government for all Muslims to follow, somehow have the mistaken idea that Islam is not compatible with ‘Western liberal thought’ and freedom. Imam Rauf, call your office! From “DPM: Nation’s future depends on Malay unity”, The Star, […]
Malaysian communication minister: “Blocking filth on net not censorship”
When a Muslim owned and operated government such as Malaysia’s speaks about freedom of any kind, doublespeak, doublethink and equivocation are sure to follow. And in this case, what the ‘moderate’ Malaysian Muslim Minister of Information doesn’t mention is at least as important as what he does mention. Namely, that criticism of Islam would almost […]
Modern, moderate Malaysian Muslim clerics ban soccer jerseys with crosses on them: “You are only promoting the devil”
“It will erode our belief in Islam” How brittle they must perceive their religion to be, if they’re threatened by soccer jerseys. Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Malaysia. “Malaysia clerics say no to Portugal, Man Utd, Brazil jerseys,” by Joseph Mayton for Bikyamasr, June 6 (thanks to Lachlan): MELAKA, Malaysia: The small street seller […]
Senators Lieberman and McCain: Malaysia is a model Muslim country
U.S. senator (and former presidential candidate) John McCain as well as US senator (and former vice presidential candidate) Joe Lieberman are visiting Malaysia this week. It turns out that they have nothing but good things to say about Malaysia. From “Malaysia is a model Muslim country”, by Mergawati Zulfakar, The Star, 31 May 2012: KUALA […]
Malaysian religious police raid publisher of Irshad Manji’s just-banned book
Malaysia’s religious police have wasted little time in enforcing the recent government decision to ban Irshad Manji’s latest book, Allah, Liberty and Love. Earlier today, the (Malaysian state of) Selangor contingent of enforcers of the Religion of Peace, Moderation, and Tolerance (or ‘Jais’ in Malay parlance) raided a publishing house in the Kuala Lumpur area, […]
Yet another Malaysian non-Muslim house of worship demolished
The word ‘non-Muslim’ above is almost without a doubt superfluous, because whenever a house of worship in Malaysia gets bulldozed, smashed, demolished, or destroyed, you can safely bet the farm that the house of worship in question isn’t a mosque, surau or madrassah. This time it’s yet another Hindu temple that has been leveled, in […]
Moderate Malaysia Update: Islamic government dictates architecture of non Muslim buildings
The Muslim-controlled state government of the Malaysian state of Kelantan has been firmly in the hands of the Islamic supremacist-minded PAS party for many years. This party, always eager to demonstrate how ‘moderate’ Islam is, has found another way to do this by dictating which architectural styles are to be used for all newly constructed […]