UTM lecturer flays Muslims in Negara-Ku

 

A Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) lecturer has hit out at Muslim members of the newly-formed NGO Negara-Ku.

Khalif Muammar A Harris said that the Muslim members have joined the "liberal fight of the non-Muslims".

"I am saddened to see a group of Muslims who have joined the secular and liberal fight of the non-Muslims," he said of the NGO in a Facebook post.

"They think they are fighting for justice, equality, freedom and also believe that Islam, according to their superficial understanding, allows for their efforts," he said.

Negara-Ku, whose full name is "A people's movement to reclaim our nation", was formed by former Bersih co-chairpersons Ambiga Sreenevasan and A Samad Said.

The NGO is chaired by Ikram vice-president Zaid Kamaruddin.

The coalition, made up of 60 other NGOs, was formed to battle racism and extremism in the nation.

'Doing harm instead of good'

Khalif, meanwhile, added that Muslim members of the NGO did not realise that the justice and freedom concepts they were fighting for were not in accordance with Islam

"Rather, it is in accordance with the West's worldview.

"This is why it is important for Muslim activists to master the Islamic worldview because if not, it would be so easy for them to be confused," he said.

The academician added that they were only blindsided from thinking that they were doing something good when in fact, they were creating damage.

Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) had also condemned Negara-Ku as a new front to champion "humanism, liberalism and religious pluralism".

"Name it whatever you want, we still know who you are and for whom you work for," Isma's president Abdullah Zaik Rahman said yesterday.