Is Malaysia a Tolerant Country?


By Bernie on 08 Dec 2011




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I have written many times that Muslims Are Delusional and no better example of this comes from a visitor from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Reader Julia, in response to my article 13 Christmas Gifts for our Muslim Friends writes:

TO TOM : Hi, can you not be so stupid? I live in a country where muslims, christians, buddhist, etc. can practice their beliefs, can you don't make up such lies? Btw, my country is a multi-racial county and Islamic country. You're one of those people who is narrow minded and ignorant.


Yes, it is true that Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, however ethnic and religious minorities face unbearable discrimination. Anyone who reads newspapers knows that Malaysia is arguably the most intolerant country in the world. Can anyone practice their beliefs in Malaysia? Yes, but only if they are Muslim, if they stop being Muslim or marry a non-Muslim then NO, they cannot practice their beliefs. They can even have their children taken away from them 1.

In Malaysia they fire-bomb churches 2.

if you are a native Malay, by Law you must be Muslim, there is no choice [Article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia] if you want to remain a Malay citizen. Malays who convert out of Islam are no longer considered Malay under the law and lose their favored Bumiputra privileges.

Aside from Article 160, Julia is obviously ignorant of Article 11(4) which expressly prohibits the propagation of any religion other than Islam to Muslims; that is, you cannot talk to any Muslim about your religion.

You can celebrate Christmas as long as you don't mention Jesus Christ.

Are Hindus allowed to have temples in Malaysia? Not if the temples are unlicensed 3.

In August 2010, a Malaysian woman named Siti Hasnah Banggarma was denied the right to convert to Hinduism by a Malaysian court. Banggarma was born a Hindu, but was forcibly converted to Islam at a young age and when she wanted to reconvert back to Hinduism the courts denied her request 4.

Religious freedom in Malaysia? I don't think so. That Julia lives in Malaysia and believes that crap shows how delusional Muslims really are.




Notes


(1):

Al Jazeera, The crime of apostasy

Siti Fatimah was born a Muslim but married a HinduReligious freedom in Malaysia has been under the spotlight recently, with a string of disputes involving the country's non-Muslim minorities. The most high-profile case is that of Siti Fatimah; she was born a Muslim but she married a Hindu man out of love. She calls herself Revathi, a Hindu name, and together the couple have a 15 month old baby girl.

But because she was living as a Hindu, Siti has been accused of apostasy - or deserting her religion. She has been detained at a rehabilitation centre, and her baby has been taken away.

(2):

IPS, Religious Intolerance Threatens Secular Foundation

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10, 2010 (IPS) - Days of simmering religious tension over a New Year’s Eve court ruling allowing Catholics to use the Arabic word ‘Allah’ to denote the Christian God have boiled over after unknown individuals tried to burn down three churches in the capital.

(3):

Wikipedia, Persecution of Hindus

Between April to May 2006, several Hindu temples were demolished by city hall authorities in the country, accompanied by violence against Hindus.

On April 21, 2006, the Malaimel Sri Selva Kaliamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur was reduced to rubble after the city hall sent in bulldozers. The authorities' excuse was that these temples were unlicensed and squatting on government land.

The president of the Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam in Selangor had been helping to organise efforts to stop the local authorities in the Muslim dominated city of Shah Alam from demolishing a 107-year-old Hindu temple. The growing Islamization in Malaysia is a cause for concern to many Malaysians who follow minority religions such as Hinduism.

(4):

HIndraf Makkal Shakti, US-based HAF calls Banggarma verdict 'religiously discriminatory'

Banggarma, born a Hindu, claimed that state authorities forcibly converted her to Islam at the age of seven while she was under the care of a government-run orphanage.

She later married a Hindu in a traditional Hindu ceremony, but could not officially register her marriage nor could she list her Hindu husband as the father of their children on birth certificates.

Malaysian law requires any non-Muslim marrying a Muslim to convert to Islam before a marriage is legally recognized.

“The right to religious freedom has continued to erode in Malaysia, and minorities continue to suffer,” said Professor Ramesh Rao, HAF’s Human Rights Coordinator.

“This case, which was covered in HAF’s 2009 human rights report, is yet another of example of officially sanctioned religious discrimination and coercion."






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