11 more prominent Malays join G25
(TMI) – Eleven more prominent Malays, including educationists and former civil servants, have joined the G25, the group of influential people who are appealing for rational discourse on Islam.
Its spokesperson, former diplomat Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin, said the 11 new additions bring the total number of G25 members to 53, more than double its initial number.
They include Tan Sri Dr Asiah Abu Samah, a former education director-general; Tan Sri Mazlan Ahmad, former mayor of Kuala Lumpur; Datuk Syed Ahmad Idid, a former High Court judge, Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, chair of Parent Action Group for Education; Professor Khalid Yusoff, former dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi Mara; and Dr Normala Obid, associate professor at International Islamic University.
The original group of 25, which consists of retired civil servants and influential leaders, had published an open letter on December 8 asking for a rational dialogue on the position of Islam and Islamic law in a constitutional democracy.
