MP SPEAKS | It's incumbent on all citizens to respect other faiths as well.
and there must be no room for political desperadoes to abuse it to justify kleptocracy, intolerance or extremism of any form.
This is in full conformity with Islam, which clearly accepts the people’s right to follow the religion of their choice. The Quran said, “Let there be no compulsion in religion...” and “to you your religion, to me mine” . Malaysians in schools must be taught to respect and honour other religions and we should have a law to punish citizens who insult other religions in any way. This should include all forms of expression including the Internet, publishing, arts and cinema. We must respect freedom of speech and expression but this should not mean a licence to preach hatred and insult others.
Are there Muslim organisations in Malaysia which are prepared to take an inclusive and all-encompassing stand on nation building in multi-religious societies like Nahdatul Ulama of Indonesia?kafir harbi
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