Malaysiakini - Progressive Muslims defend church as protest looms
10:10AM Jan 5, 2014
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Amid threats of protest by Muslim pressure groups at a church in Klang this morning, progressive Muslims made a stand outside the church to defend their fellow Christian Malaysians.
Among the group was Marina Mahathir (right in photo), daughter of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad who like some 40 others, came bearing flowers and stood outside the Our Lady of Lourdes church as mass was in session.
"We are here to show solidarity with the congregation. A lot of us here are Muslims and we believe Islam is a religion of peace.
"It is not something that we only say (in words), but there must also be action," she told journalists outside the church.
Addendum
Malaysiakini - Marina flays top leaders for silence over 'Allah' protest
11:45AM Jan 5, 2014
Among the group was Marina Mahathir (right in photo), daughter of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad who like some 40 others, came bearing flowers and stood outside the Our Lady of Lourdes church as mass was in session.
"We are here to show solidarity with the congregation. A lot of us here are Muslims and we believe Islam is a religion of peace.
"It is not something that we only say (in words), but there must also be action," she told journalists outside the church.
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| 2 of my fave ladies - no manmanlai stuff from them |
Now tell me why I love her.
And some low class (Chinese?*) woman had the brazen nerve to snipe at Marina Mahathir for no other reason than wearing mini skirts in her younger days.
* born an ethnic Chinese but by her behaviour today, one wonders which hole she had crawled out from?
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Addendum
Malaysiakini - Marina flays top leaders for silence over 'Allah' protest
11:45AM Jan 5, 2014
Social activist Marina Mahathir slammed government leaders for failing to speak up when conservative groups threatened to demonstrate in front of churches over the ]past week. [...]
Marina this morning turned up in front of the Lady of Lourdes Church in Klang with some 40 people, mostly Muslims, in solidarity with Christians as the Muslim group protested at a nearby field.
She hit out at the government for refusing to rein in such conservative groups that have taken a confrontational stance.
"Our leaders should not be silent. Everyone is complaining that the silence is deafening and far from elegant. It is certainly incriminating.
"Everyone is alarmed. I'm not alone in this. Everyone is asking, where are our leaders? As a great leader, he should be here, not us," she said without naming names.
She hit out at the government for refusing to rein in such conservative groups that have taken a confrontational stance.
"Our leaders should not be silent. Everyone is complaining that the silence is deafening and far from elegant. It is certainly incriminating.
"Everyone is alarmed. I'm not alone in this. Everyone is asking, where are our leaders? As a great leader, he should be here, not us," she said without naming names.
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When asked if she was referring to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, she replied, "Whoever. He should be here. As a leader he should be better than us."
She also condemned Thursday's raid by the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) on the Bible Society of Malaysia where 351 Malay and Iban language bible which used the word 'Allah' were confiscated.
"We are now known as a country where people grab bibles from a house of worship. Is that how we want to be known?
"We can forget about Visit Malaysia Year, (the situation) is hardly an example of moderation," she said. [...]
She also condemned Thursday's raid by the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) on the Bible Society of Malaysia where 351 Malay and Iban language bible which used the word 'Allah' were confiscated.
"We are now known as a country where people grab bibles from a house of worship. Is that how we want to be known?
"We can forget about Visit Malaysia Year, (the situation) is hardly an example of moderation," she said. [...]
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| Marina at Bersih rally |
Read also:
(a) Marina Mahathir on Malaysia's 'Climate of Fear' (10/03/06)
(b) Marina Mahathir Attacked for Dad's Sins (11/03/06)
(c) A Tale of Two Sweeties (08/11/11)
(d) Daughters & Fathers (12/11/12)