GEORGE TOWN, Nov 6 — It is every Muslim’s responsibility to dispel any fear against Islam, instead of allowing the religion to be misunderstood by non-Muslims, state assemblyman Norlela Ariffin (PKR- Penanti) said at the state legislative assembly today. She said ignorance will only breed...
Wednesday, 06 Nov 2019 04:38 PM MYTPenanti assemblyman Norlela Ariffin is pictured at Dewan Sri Pinang, George Town November 6, 2019. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
She said each Muslim must explain what true Islam is to non-Muslims so that they understand the religion instead of fearing it based on hearsay. “How can we understand our neighbours of different races and religion if we do not make an effort to learn about their religion,” she said. She explained this was the reason why she organised sessions for Muslims and non-Muslims to understand each others’ religions back in 2015.
“I look at all the events by Penang Global Tourism and all of it are on the island, they spent RM7.5 million just for some balloons to go up and down,” she said.
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