Wise, visionary people looking forward:
Seventeen Muslim non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and 13 Christian NGOs in Pahang met today to seek consensus in addressing the issue of attacks on houses of worship which have been occurring of late.
Among the NGOs involved were the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (Abim), Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia, All-Malaysia Federation of Muslim Undergraduates, the Kuantan Baptist Church, Kuantan Chapel and Victory Assembly.
Abim deputy president Amidi Abdul Manan said a muhibah (solidarity) statement would be disseminated to the people in Pahang, besides proposing to all NGOs nationwide to hold such meetings as the result was positive.
“We held this meeting as we realised that unity depended on harmonious co-existence of the various races and that everyone has a role to play in preserving peace and prosperity in this country,” he told reporters after the meeting in Kuantan.
Boring dinosaur talking nonsense:
The government has warned against excessive use of micro-blogging sites like Facebook and Twitter, arguing that they could erode the country’s culture, a report said today.
Rais Yatim, the information and communication minister, said Muslims and other religious groups must be wary of the Internet as it was introduced by the West.
Haiyo. Zzzzzz.
Might as well say computers can erode our culture because they came from the west right?
As I’ve said a 1000 times, the internet is content neutral. It is not a question of ‘excessive use,’ it is one of having the maturity to face our problems head on, together as one – as our friends in Pahang have done. Baru ada hope sikit :)
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