Banning foreigners, refugees from mosques against Islam, say NGOs

Three Muslim NGOs also speak out against the hostility shown towards Rohingya refugees. FMTNews

Foreigners are currently prohibited from joining congregational prayers at mosques due to fears of Covid-19 infections.

This includes reports of banners in a district in Johor rejecting the presence of Rohingya at mosques and suraus, the eviction of Rohingya tenants by landlords in Perak and the barring of foreigners from mosques. “To single out a community from one ethnicity is discriminatory,” they said. “The principle of Islam is to protect the oppressed, regardless of religion or race.”

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