(Harakah Daily) - PAS has proposed the introduction of an 'Anti-Racism Act' to counter racism and other similar agenda.
Parit Buntar member of parliament Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa said racism has been advocated by certain quarters recently for various motives, including to maintain political power.
“We should start by introducing the Anti-Racism Act because this act can help keep tab on those who have narrow racist agenda,” he told parliament during a debate on the royal address.
Mujahid, who is advisor to PAS Supporters Congress, pointed out that race relation in Malaysia should have improved after half-a-century of independence.
“What saddens us is that after 50 years of independence, there are still certain quarters who come out with their narrow racist politics, in fact using the racist politics as to be in power,” he lamented.
He said that there were even those who resort to racism in defining patriotism.
“To the extent that patriotism is treated like an exclusive ownership for a section of Malaysians, while those whose opinions differ from them are labeled unpatriotic,” he added, , reminding that the country belonged to all citizens regardless of race.
Parit Buntar member of parliament Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa said racism has been advocated by certain quarters recently for various motives, including to maintain political power.
“We should start by introducing the Anti-Racism Act because this act can help keep tab on those who have narrow racist agenda,” he told parliament during a debate on the royal address.
Mujahid, who is advisor to PAS Supporters Congress, pointed out that race relation in Malaysia should have improved after half-a-century of independence.
“What saddens us is that after 50 years of independence, there are still certain quarters who come out with their narrow racist politics, in fact using the racist politics as to be in power,” he lamented.
He said that there were even those who resort to racism in defining patriotism.
“To the extent that patriotism is treated like an exclusive ownership for a section of Malaysians, while those whose opinions differ from them are labeled unpatriotic,” he added, , reminding that the country belonged to all citizens regardless of race.
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