Malaysia: Parents question no 'non-halal' food in school order
Posted by Robert on July 26, 2004 8:53 AM
More moderation for non-Muslims from moderate Muslim Malaysia. Non-Muslims can't even throw their non-halal food wrappings into the school's garbage cans. Got to keep them clean, don't you know. From [1] Malaysiakini, with thanks to Nicolei:
Parents are fuming over a letter from a Kuala Lumpur primary school headmaster directing non-Muslim pupils not to bring non-halal food to school.Parents who received the letter had called Zainal Abidin Senapi, headmaster of Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Mega to complain and seek clarification on its contents.
Zainal's letter dated July 14 sent to parents and guardians of students read: "Please be informed that non-Muslim students are altogether forbidden from bringing non-halal food to school, forbidden from using canteen utensils, for example forks and spoons, and from throwing rubbish into rubbish bins."
In the letter made available to malaysiakini, the headmaster also wrote that the matter must be viewed seriously in order to respect Islam as the official religion of the country and to respect the school's canteen operator.
Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2004/07/malaysia-parents-question-no-non-halal-food-in-school-order.html
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