Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa says speakers at the conference may appeal to sections of affluent Muslims who want to follow an Islamic way of life. FMTNews IRF Diversity SunniShia IIIT AnwarIbrahim
Anwar Ibrahim arrives at the International Unity in Diversity Conference accompanied by DAP’s Liew Chin Tong, and speakers Omar Suleiman, Nuruddin Lemu and Yasir Qadhi, in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday.
But he said he was not surprised, saying the speakers at the half-day event yesterday might be ill-equipped in addressing a complicated issue that “required more than motivational soundbytes”. The three foreign speakers were American Muslims Omar Suleiman and Yasir Qadhi, both of whom are active in fee-based Islamic courses tailored to the needs of busy professionals and English-speaking Muslims.
Farouk said while he did not believe the conference yesteray was to counter the KL Summit, any conference themed on Islam and diversity should not miss the Shia-Sunni animosity, which he described as “the most salient and pertinent issue” in talking about diversity to a Muslim audience. Malaysian Islamic authorities have over the years been enforcing a fatwa declaring Shia teachings as “deviant”.
“Where else in the world could we find such hatred towards the same brothers that believed in the same God, the same Prophet, and the same Quran, except in this country?”
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