Penang needs law to bar proselytising to Muslims, says PAS rep
Malaysia is a multi-religious society but while the Malaysian constitution theoretically guarantees freedom of religion, Islam is the official religion of the federation, as well as the legally-presumed faith of all ethnic Malays. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 30, 2019.Yusni Mat Piah said the state should do it now to curb incidents such as the distribution of Bibles to Muslims and the display of a giant “cross” on an apartment building.
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