In Sarawak, Pakatan backs practice of Muslims and non-Muslims praying together
Participants share their meals in a huge tray and eat together after the Maghrib call to prayer in the fasting month of Ramadan. — Picture by Zuraneeza Zulkifli
He said Sarawak must maintain its current practices of allowing Muslims and non-Muslims to pray or recite prayers together at any function. Commenting on the same issue, Sarawak Reform Party president Lina Soo said the call to prohibit interfaith prayers is not applicable to Sarawak. “Sarawak’s multi-religious and multi-cultural communities have always practised their religious faiths peacefully and harmoniously without issue.
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