Muslim group’s Merdeka video says Shia teachings, Christianity are threats
(TMI) – Islamic group Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (ISMA) has produced a video clip for the National Day celebrations tomorrow, criticising several other groups they say are attempting to alter policies that favour Malays and Bumiputeras.
The video also listed the four main threats faced by Malaysia – liberal ideology, chauvinism, Christianity and deviant Shia teachings – all of which, the group said affected the majority Malay population and their identity.
“If the Malay people want to rise and fight back, they will be unable to do so if they don’t know what are their identities,” ISMA chief Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman said in the video and a statement released in Kuala Lumpur today.
The activist who once studied at the Al-Azhar University in Egypt also touched on national issues such as the social contract and Islam’s position as Malaysia’s official religion.
In the statement, video producer Dr Kamil Azmi Tohiran said these issues had been highlighted as a sign to certain parties to respect the Federal Constitution, especially on matters relating to Islam and the Malays.
ISMA also named human rights group Suaram and Chinese education group Dong Zong for demands and controversies that they said conflicted with national policy.
For example, they criticised Suaram for demanding government university UiTM’s policy of being open only to Malays and Bumiputeras be studied again.
