The Religion of 'peace'

[nightsafari]

Got 72 Virgins waiting mah

*sigh* can believe stories so easily...

 

[nightsafari]

They believe that shit? And it is not mention in the official text...they just made it up. Anyway they want to harm others, they should prepare for the consequences.

what goes around comes around.

 

[nightsafari]

First woman detained for radicalism in Singapore released with restrictions
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25 Jun 2019 05:41PM
(Updated: 25 Jun 2019 05:50PM)
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SINGAPORE: Syaikhah Izzah Zahrah Al Ansari, the first woman detained for radicalism under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Singapore, has been released.

In a press release on Tuesday (Jun 25), the Ministry of Home Affairs said Izzah, now 24, was released from detention with restrictions when her Order of Detention (OD) expired in June.

She was among four Singaporean ISA detainees who had "shown good progress in their rehabilitation", said MHA, and had been "assessed to no longer pose a security threat that require preventive detention".

READ: 40-year-old Singaporean detained under ISA for intending to join Islamic State in Syria
Izzah, a former infant-care assistant with the PAP Community Foundation Sparkletots pre-school programme, had actively posted and shared pro-Islamic State material online, said MHA in June 2017.

Izzah had also been intent on joining Islamic State and was actively planning to make her way to Syria with her young child, MHA said then.

another twit.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

another twit.

It's not uncommon for members of a particular religion to get radicalised in the violent way as compared to others. Maybe it's bcos of their size. They are nearly the largest in the world. Or it's just bcos they are twits and can't think betterer

 

[nightsafari]

It's not uncommon for members of a particular religion to get radicalised in the violent way as compared to others. Maybe it's bcos of their size. They are nearly the largest in the world. Or it's just bcos they are twits and can't think betterer

it's actually a combination of everything that you mentioned. the thing that most people miss is that Islam like Judaism and Christianity were created and developed in a lawless, harsh environment. The difference is how they evolved after the left the ME which was a hotbed of conflict. The thing is that Judaism went into North and East into Europe. It slowly evolved away from its nomadic tribal roots and into a something that suited a marginalised and important minority. see court jew for more info.

Christianity became part of a majority as it went North and West and evolved more for keeping peasants and royal houses in check and that's why the teachings began to change to suit. Islam however stayed in the ME where conflict is prevalent to this day and suited the environment. Hence, how the religion evolved to suit the lawless nature of the place.

Additionally, all religions work very well if people wish to let someone else make all the decision making and take the lead and the responsibility. That is true for most of human nature. Religions were therefore tuned to control the populace. The harsher the environment, the harsher the tuning should be to ensure control. It goes without saying that if it works to control aggressive strong-minded people, kinder gentler people would be automatically tar powed.

To me this is a tragedy, because Malays particularly in Malaysia as a people are naturally kinder and less nasty than many other groups of people. The Arab traders who brought Islam brought with them a system that primes its followers for violence that it naturally expects in its native environment. The also brought the only response that has any currency in it's natural environment. An escalation of violence. So, theft would be met by chopping off hands. Otherwise in ME, theft would be rampant. This is not the case in traditional SE Asia. Meeting Malays in their native environment, I can't help but think of what a mismatch of religious belief and the natural instinct of a people. The Arabs and the Malays only share 2 things I can think of. Skin colour and family closeness. I think that's not the best reason to absorb culture.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

2 Singaporeans detained under ISA for intending to join Islamic State in Syria
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25 Jul 2019 04:11PM
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SINGAPORE: Two Singaporeans have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for intending to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Thursday (Jul 25).
The ministry's full press release is reproduced below:
In two separate cases, Singaporeans Kuthubdeen Haja Najumudeen (Haja) and Suderman bin Samikin (Suderman) were detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in May and July 2019 respectively. Investigations established that they were radicalised and had harboured the intention to make their way to Syria to join the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Kuthubdeen Haja Najumudeen
Haja, a 36-year-old licensed money-changer, was a follower of Sri Lankan radical preacher Zahran Hashim (Zahran). Zahran has been identified by the Sri Lankan authorities as the mastermind and one of the suicide bombers involved in the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on 21 April 2019 which killed more than 250 people and injured 500 others.
Since 2011, Haja listened to Zahran’s online religious lectures and regularly contacted him for religious guidance. Between May 2015 and October 2016, Haja made three trips to Sri Lanka to visit Zahran. He also donated funds to Zahran and his group, the National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ).
Investigations did not surface any indication that Haja was involved in, or had prior knowledge of, the 21 April 2019 terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka.
In 2013, Haja developed an interest in ISIS when he came across news of the terrorist group online. He supported ISIS’s so-called caliphate and its violent cause. He also searched online for video-clips of ISIS-linked atrocities and terrorist attacks, including ISIS’s beheading videos, and recordings of the terrorist attacks in Paris, France in November 2015.
Haja harboured a desire to undertake armed jihad in Syria. From 2015, he conducted extensive research online in relation to his plan to migrate to Syria to join ISIS, but eventually decided against travelling to Syria as he feared he would be killed or injured there. His support for ISIS, however, continued, including at the point when he was arrested in May 2019.
Suderman bin Samikin
Suderman, a 47-year-old former delivery assistant, became radicalised after he encountered lectures by Anwar al-Awlaki (the deceased Al-Qaeda ideologue) and ISIS’s propaganda sometime in 2013 while searching online for information on the Syrian conflict. He soon bought into ISIS’s violent ideology and by February 2014, was prepared to take up arms to fight alongside ISIS in Syria, in the belief that he would be a martyr if he died while doing so.
In April 2014, Suderman joined a pro-ISIS Facebook group that was reportedly created by an ISIS fighter based in Syria. He actively sought advice on how to join ISIS and was directed to online sources where he learnt about travel routes to Syria. He also became acquainted with foreign pro-ISIS elements through the Facebook group. He was prepared to help when two of them wanted to visit Singapore to purchase tactical apparel for their participation in the armed conflict in Syria. However, the duo’s visit did not materialise. Suderman also offered one
of the two pro-ISIS contacts financial assistance to undertake armed violence in Syria. In turn, the duo invited Suderman to join an overseas pro-ISIS group in which they were involved.
From July 2014 to June 2019, Suderman was in prison for drug consumption. While he was in prison, he continued to harbour intentions to join ISIS. He was arrested under the ISA upon his release.
Source: CNA/hs

 

[syed putra]

I doubt very much the two are on their way to syria. Everyone knows the war there is ending.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

I doubt very much the two are on their way to syria. Everyone knows the war there is ending.

They wanted to join Isis some time ago...but only now were sentenced. Singkieland might be a dictatorship by the Lee's but criminals still go through due process even terrorist...unlike other dictatorships whereby sentences are carried out arbitrary

 

[glockman]

They wanted to join Isis some time ago...but only now were sentenced. Singkieland might be a dictatorship by the Lee's but criminals still go through due process even terrorist...unlike other dictatorships whereby sentences are carried out arbitrary

If only the sinkie government treat these radical fuckards like they treat oppies, there would be zero radicals.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

If only the sinkie government treat these radical fuckards like they treat oppies, there would be zero radicals.

If only all gahmens in the world treat terrorist organisation members as traitors ...terrorism of the the mudslimes nature will be eradicated within a day

 

[syed putra]

They wanted to join Isis some time ago...but only now were sentenced. Singkieland might be a dictatorship by the Lee's but criminals still go through due process even terrorist...unlike other dictatorships whereby sentences are carried out arbitrary

If its ok to visit beijing, it should be ok to visit syria. If they leave, they are no more a security threat.not everyone who go to syria to kill. How many journalists were there at the height if the fighting?

 

[Hypocrite-The]

If its ok to visit beijing, it should be ok to visit syria. If they leave, they are no more a security threat.not everyone who go to syria to kill. How many journalists were there at the height if the fighting?

Journalist go there are 'embedded' within military units,,and of course terrorists use them to perpetuate their message. And please during the height of the fighting,,,what decent person will go there? Even now Hk have some protest and singkies already not going,,,so a country where war is happening,,u will go for holiday?

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Al Qaeda was forgotten during the rise of Islamic State, but the terrorist group is more dangerous than ever
Analysis By Middle East correspondent Eric TlozekUpdated about 11 hours ago

PHOTO When Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011, he was replaced by Ayman al-Zawahiri as the head of Al Qaeda. REUTERS VIA DAILY DAWN
A global network of terrorist and militia groups. A desire to establish an Islamic caliphate and expel non-Muslims from Muslim lands.
A willingness and preparation to execute "spectacular" attacks in Western countries. Growing strength, capability and influence.
No, this not the Islamic State (IS) group, the terrorist group that has dominated the headlines since it declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
This is the group that spawned IS: Al Qaeda.
You might have forgotten about Al Qaeda after the US killed its leader, Osama bin Laden, in Pakistan in 2011.
The group has been relatively quiet since then, taking a deliberate strategy of avoiding major attacks and especially not attacking Western targets.
"I believe that Al Qaeda has deliberately eschewed international terrorist operations, especially 'spectaculars', precisely to avoid attracting attention to itself," said Bruce Hoffman, a researcher on global terrorism at Georgetown University.

"Al Qaeda … is certainly still alive.​

"I would argue [the group] has been quietly and very patiently rebuilding and continuing to marshal its resources to carry on the struggle that Osama bin Laden declared more than two decades ago."
That struggle is an ideological and physical battle against "unbelievers", or enemies of Islam.
The group's leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, said its focus is on attacking the US, which it calls "the head of the snake," and the "first enemy of Muslims around the globe".

PHOTO Almost 3,000 people were killed in the attacks by Al Qaeda on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. REUTERS: SARA K. SCHWITTEK
This long-held aim led Al Qaeda to carry out the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC — the single deadliest terrorist attack in history.
Al Qaeda's eventual goal is still the establishment of a caliphate from Jerusalem to Spain.
It's a very similar goal to that of IS, partly because IS began as Al Qaeda in Iraq before an ideological dispute saw it split from the group in 2013.
Since then, Al Qaeda has allowed Islamic State to be the focus of attention and attacks from a coalition of Western countries, including Australia, that saw IS lose control of all its territorial caliphate in March of this year.

PHOTO Islamic State was a splinter group of Al Qaeda, formed after an ideological dispute in 2013. REUTERS: KHALIL ASHAWI
While IS was being bombed by coalition planes and losing a ground campaign in Iraq and Syria, Al Qaeda was quietly strengthening its network of affiliates across the world, including in Indonesia.
"Al Qaeda aspires to fill the vacuum that has been created by the defeat of Islamic State," Professor Hoffman said.
"All this behind-the-scenes activity suggests ongoing preparations, at some point, when Ayman al Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's leader, thinks the time is right to resume operations."
Analysts fear Al Qaeda will shift focus back to the West

PHOTO Al Qaeda affiliate groups have popped up in dozens of places, including the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind group in Kashmir. REUTERS: DANISH ISMAIL
Although Al Qaeda has avoided targets in the West in recent years, the organisation remains a threat for Western governments.
In June, police in Spain arrested 10 men for funnelling money to Al Qaeda-linked groups in Syria.
And last year, Britain's security minister warned Al Qaeda was developing technology to bring down planes and target airports.
"The aviation threat is real. Al Qaeda are resurgent. They have reorganised," Ben Wallace told the Sunday Times.

"They are pushing more and more plots towards Europe and have become familiar with new methods, and still aspire to aviation attacks," he said.​

While Al Qaeda have been quiet, they have not been idle. At some point, observers warn, they will attack the West again.
"They're certainly in more places than they've ever been. They were [previously] in a handful of countries," Professor Hoffman said.
Professor Hoffman estimates Al Qaeda is present in at least two dozen countries, with up to 40,000 armed fighters.
"Al Qaeda is building an increasingly robust local presence that it hopes to eventually resurrect its international terrorist capabilities from," he said.
Al Qaeda uses franchise model to spread its reach

PHOTO The Al Qaeda linked group Al Shabaab launched an attack on a Kenyan hotel earlier this year. REUTERS: BAZ RATNER
Al Qaeda's strongest local affiliates include the Somalian terrorist group Al Shabaab, which attacked a hotel complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in January.
It said the attack was in retaliation for the United States moving its embassy to Jerusalem.
Matt Bryden, a political analyst and former head of the UN monitoring group on Somalia and Eritrea, said Al Shabaab was trying to become more of a transnational terrorist organisation.
"Al Shabaab itself is binding these threads of jihadism more and more closely together — its own Somali-style brand and the kind of extremism that exists elsewhere in the region," he said.

PHOTO Al Shabaab has focused more on Somalia, but experts say the militant group seems to be branching out. REUTERS: FEISAL OMAR

"That should worry anyone in this part of the world, because the last time we saw this was when Al Qaeda was very active here.​

"When these things come together it's very dangerous, and I think it's quite possible that's what we're seeing now."
In 1998, Al Qaeda bombed the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people.
In a single day in 2002, the group attempted to shoot down an Israeli airliner and bombed a tourist resort in Mombasa, killing 13.
Al Qaeda reportedly has a strong presence in Afghanistan and affiliates in north Africa, and is renewing its affiliations with militant groups in Syria's last rebel-held province.
It has also been active in the ongoing war in Yemen, where its offshoot Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has gained combat and governance experience.

PHOTO Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is locked in a civil war with the Government for control of Yemen. REUTERS: MOHAMED AL-SAYAGHI
It even administered a city for almost a year before being ousted by forces led by the United Arab Emirates.
Al Qaeda assumed control of municipal services, police, and even disaster relief following a cyclone, according to senior Yemen analyst with International Crisis Group, Peter Salisbury.
"They did everything they could to demonstrate they were the more capable governance actor," he said.
"They're really competing on a more political level with internationally recognised governments … to show that they were the better choice for Yemenis."
But Mr Salisbury said Al Qaeda in Yemen had also become a more divided and looser organisation than one purely focused on attacking international targets for ideological reasons.
"They've become much more focused on integrating with local spheres and much less focused on the brand-name, big-ticket attacks," he said.
Posted earlier today at 12:45am

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Female genital mutilation advertised on social media for as little as $10 in Indonesia
Updated about 4 hours ago
A baby being held down and surrounded by sheets before she undergoes circumcision.
PHOTO More than 80 per cent of girls in the province of Gorontalo, Indonesia, are circumcised. AP: BAY MOYO
Bring your daughter to "mass circumcision" for $10, a Facebook advertisement in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province reads.

WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions which may disturb some readers.

In Indonesia's rural towns and cities, female genital mutilation in the form of circumcision is still in high demand by parents who believe it is a religious requirement.

"Reach perfection through circumcision", the advertisement by community organisation Wahdah Islamiyah in the district of Jeneponto reads, asking for a contribution of 100,000 rupiah ($10.40).

Henni Makkaraeng, a member of the female social and health division of Wahdah Islamiyah, told the ABC more than 100 girls between the ages of one and 14 had signed up to participate.

"The clitoral membrane wrapped around the clitoris is cut open. That can increase sex hormones for women," she said, adding that the session includes an information session by a religious leader.

The organisation also subsidises the procedure for families who can't afford the 100,000 rupiah fee, but wanted to get their daughters circumcised, she said.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), female genital mutilation includes all procedures that involve partial or complete removal of female external genitalia, or any injury to female genitalia for non-medical reasons.

The Indonesian Ministry of Women and Children found 51.2 per cent of female children from newborn to 11 years old have been circumcised, often because of a belief that it is part of the Islamic faith.

Female circumcision occurs in most regions across the Indonesian archipelago, with the province of Gorontalo, on the island of Sulawesi, being one of the hotspots where nearly 84 per cent of all females are circumcised, according to government data in 2013.

No health or medical benefits
A toddler cries in Gorontalo during a female circumcision story.
PHOTO Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation, has been practised for generations in Indonesia. AFP: BAY ISMOYO
Bobby Hery Yudhanto, an Indonesian urology specialist in the city of Surabaya, refutes that the practice increases sexual pleasure, saying "it's only a myth".

Dr Yudyanto said the practice had no medical benefits and can instead reduce sensitivity and cause permanent damage to the organs.

Female circumcision can also cause medical complications if it touches deeper parts of the clitoris, he told the ABC.

"It can also cause the closure of her urine hole," he said.

Indonesia currently has no laws to prevent the practice. There had been attempts to ban it but pushback from religious clerics meant they have ultimately failed.

In recent years authorities have revoked laws that prevented health professionals from cutting or injuring female genitalia, to ensure practice of any female genital mutilation is performed safely.

Father 'very sorry' for circumcising daughter
A woman's head is silhouetted against a light background, with a hint of a veil.
PHOTO Medical professionals say there are no health benefits of female genital mutilation. STOCK.XCHNG: VIVEK CHUGH
Horizon Parpatih, a father in the city of Bandung in West Java, thought female circumcision was "natural" and in accordance with Islamic teaching.

Along with his wife, he decided to circumcise their daughter when she was a baby.

However, he said he realised he had made a mistake after researching why his wife could not get sexually stimulated — she had also been circumcised.

"It has become a custom for people to [circumcise their daughters] … I was surprise when I found out the impact," he told the ABC, adding that he regretted his decision.

"I am very sorry for ruining the future of my child's sexual life," he said.

Maria Ulfah Anshor, a lecturer at Indonesia's Nahdlatul Ulama Islamic University, said the religious text for Muslims states that circumcision is intended for men, not women.

However, the text is often open to individual interpretation, she said.

"There are words that contain a lot of meaning, and that has the potential to be interpreted as including women," she said.

Circumcision prevalence in Indonesian girls in a graph.
PHOTO Government data showing the prevalence of girls being circumcised in Indonesia. ABC NEWS
Posted about 9 hours ago

 

[syed putra]

Al qaeda are remnants of foreign fighters who fought the soviets in afghanistan snd financed by the US.
And female genital mutilation is one reason why we should avoid malay girls. No feeling!

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Mudland bagus.. tourist will go to other places..

Malaysian Islamic party demands Oktoberfest events be shut down
Bayern Munich player Philippe Coutinho poses with a beer.
PHOTO Bayern Munich player Philippe Coutinho poses at the club's official Oktoberfest event. AP: MATTHIAS BALK VIA DPA
Malaysia's largest Islamic party is pushing for Oktoberfest events across the country to be banned, renewing a familiar culture war in the Muslim-majority country.

The ultraconservative Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) has for years barracked against the hosting of Oktoberfest and other alcohol-related events in Malaysia, which has large Buddhist, Christian and Hindu minorities.

"Oktoberfest should not be organised and must be strongly objected to," Senior PAS figure Mahfodz Mohamed said in a statement this week.

"If non-Muslims want to drink alcoholic beverages, they are welcomed to do so in their homes without promoting the activity and organising large-scale events."

Supporters of Pan-Malaysia Islamic party gather with green clothing and flags in Pekan.
PHOTO PAS says Oktoberfest "must be strongly objected to". AFP: MOHD RASFAN
In the state of Terengganu, controlled by PAS, the Government has expressly banned Oktoberfest events.

"No-one has applied to hold Oktoberfest here," said Tourism Minister Ariffin Deraman as quoted by The Star newspaper, adding: "We will be constantly monitoring to ensure that the festival is not held."

The comparatively liberal state of Johor also announced this week it would not be issuing licences for organisers to host alcohol-themed festivals, including Oktoberfest.

"As with any other private institutions serving alcohol, restrictions and conditions can be imposed on the event, not to ban it completely," Melissa Sasidaran, director of Lawyers for Liberty, told the ABC.

In Kuala Lumpur, meanwhile, the Mayor said venues could host Oktoberfest events as long as they were held indoors and already licenced to sell alcohol.

"A blanket ban on everyone is an unreasonable restriction and authorities cannot be moral police and impose conservatism," Ms Sasidaran said.

Analysts have observed a conservative shift within Malaysian Islam in recent decades.

Farida Ibrahim, a member of progressive Muslim organisation G25, told the ABC it was "undeniable" religious conservatism was on the rise.

"The Government has to rein it in before it gets out of hand … most of our Islamic institutions have been infiltrated by Wahabis from Saudi Arabia," she said.

"This culture war has impinged upon the rights of both Muslims and non-Muslims."

Malaysia applies some aspects of Islamic law to Muslims only, covering matters regarding family law and religious observance.

Muslims are barred from purchasing or consuming alcohol, however the law is seldom enforced. In 2009, a Muslim model was sentenced to caning for drinking beer, but her sentence was later commuted.

Oktoberfest is not the only issue that has pitted conservative Muslims against more liberal Malaysians.

Minarets and the dome of a mosque in front of blue sky in Malaysia.
PHOTO Conservative strains of Islam have gained popularity in Malaysia. PIXABAY
US fast food chain A&W now calls its signature product — non-alcoholic root beer — simply "RB" in order to maintain halal certification.

A governmental Islamic body ruled in 2016 that products named "hotdog" would be denied halal certification, due to the perception among some Muslims that dogs are forbidden in Islam.

In 2014, Malaysia's High Court ruled non-Muslims could not use the word "Allah" in their publications, despite the fact Malay-speaking Christians had used the term in their holy texts for centuries.

PAS recently formed a coalition with the country's main opposition party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).

UMNO dominated Malaysia's ruling coalition for six decades before being toppled by Mahathir Mohamad's Pakatan Harapan in a historic election last year.

"Politicians must refrain from playing up trivial matters and manipulating religious cards," Ms Sasidaran said.

Posted about 2 hours ago

 

[Devil Within]

Mudland bagus.. tourist will go to other places..

Malaysian Islamic party demands Oktoberfest events be shut down
Bayern Munich player Philippe Coutinho poses with a beer.
PHOTO Bayern Munich player Philippe Coutinho poses at the club's official Oktoberfest event. AP: MATTHIAS BALK VIA DPA
Malaysia's largest Islamic party is pushing for Oktoberfest events across the country to be banned, renewing a familiar culture war in the Muslim-majority country.

The ultraconservative Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) has for years barracked against the hosting of Oktoberfest and other alcohol-related events in Malaysia, which has large Buddhist, Christian and Hindu minorities.

"Oktoberfest should not be organised and must be strongly objected to," Senior PAS figure Mahfodz Mohamed said in a statement this week.

"If non-Muslims want to drink alcoholic beverages, they are welcomed to do so in their homes without promoting the activity and organising large-scale events."

Supporters of Pan-Malaysia Islamic party gather with green clothing and flags in Pekan.
PHOTO PAS says Oktoberfest "must be strongly objected to". AFP: MOHD RASFAN
In the state of Terengganu, controlled by PAS, the Government has expressly banned Oktoberfest events.

"No-one has applied to hold Oktoberfest here," said Tourism Minister Ariffin Deraman as quoted by The Star newspaper, adding: "We will be constantly monitoring to ensure that the festival is not held."

The comparatively liberal state of Johor also announced this week it would not be issuing licences for organisers to host alcohol-themed festivals, including Oktoberfest.

"As with any other private institutions serving alcohol, restrictions and conditions can be imposed on the event, not to ban it completely," Melissa Sasidaran, director of Lawyers for Liberty, told the ABC.

In Kuala Lumpur, meanwhile, the Mayor said venues could host Oktoberfest events as long as they were held indoors and already licenced to sell alcohol.

"A blanket ban on everyone is an unreasonable restriction and authorities cannot be moral police and impose conservatism," Ms Sasidaran said.

Analysts have observed a conservative shift within Malaysian Islam in recent decades.

Farida Ibrahim, a member of progressive Muslim organisation G25, told the ABC it was "undeniable" religious conservatism was on the rise.

"The Government has to rein it in before it gets out of hand … most of our Islamic institutions have been infiltrated by Wahabis from Saudi Arabia," she said.

"This culture war has impinged upon the rights of both Muslims and non-Muslims."

Malaysia applies some aspects of Islamic law to Muslims only, covering matters regarding family law and religious observance.

Muslims are barred from purchasing or consuming alcohol, however the law is seldom enforced. In 2009, a Muslim model was sentenced to caning for drinking beer, but her sentence was later commuted.

Oktoberfest is not the only issue that has pitted conservative Muslims against more liberal Malaysians.

Minarets and the dome of a mosque in front of blue sky in Malaysia.
PHOTO Conservative strains of Islam have gained popularity in Malaysia. PIXABAY
US fast food chain A&W now calls its signature product — non-alcoholic root beer — simply "RB" in order to maintain halal certification.

A governmental Islamic body ruled in 2016 that products named "hotdog" would be denied halal certification, due to the perception among some Muslims that dogs are forbidden in Islam.

In 2014, Malaysia's High Court ruled non-Muslims could not use the word "Allah" in their publications, despite the fact Malay-speaking Christians had used the term in their holy texts for centuries.

PAS recently formed a coalition with the country's main opposition party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).

UMNO dominated Malaysia's ruling coalition for six decades before being toppled by Mahathir Mohamad's Pakatan Harapan in a historic election last year.

"Politicians must refrain from playing up trivial matters and manipulating religious cards," Ms Sasidaran said.

Posted about 2 hours ago

This is how this stupid religion trying hard to force non-believers following their stupid rule.

 

[glockman]

This is how this stupid religion trying hard to force non-believers following their stupid rule.

They need to learn to co-exist with and acknowledge other people's religion and practices. Not force everything to conform to theirs. This is the main problem with Islam.

 

[Devil Within]

They need to learn to co-exist with and acknowledge other people's religion and practices. Not force everything to conform to theirs. This is the main problem with Islam.

What do you expect when the religion is called "Islam" meaning "to submit".

 

[Hypocrite-The]

What do you expect when the religion is called "Islam" meaning "to submit".

Seems more to submit to the religious leaders n not to God. Anyway the Islamic God and the Christian God is different