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“Moderate” Malaysia: Tens of thousands rally to support adoption of Islamic penal code

Feb 20, 2017 7:34 pm By Robert Spencer

“Critics of the bill warn that it could pave the way for full implementation of hudud, which prescribes punishments such as amputations and stoning, and disrupt the fabric of Malaysia’s multi-cultural and multi-religious society. ‘The so-called “empowerment” of the Shariah Court will only exacerbate the unequal treatment of Muslims and non-Muslims before the law,’ said Bebas, an NGO that organized a smaller counter-rally.”

“No official figures were available on how many people attended Saturday’s peaceful support rally in Kuala Lumpur, but estimates were in the tens of thousands.”

Yes, the problem is just a “tiny minority of extremists,” isn’t it?

“Thousands rally in Malaysia to back Islamic penal code bill,” Reuters, February 18, 2017:

Tens of thousands of Malaysians rallied in the capital on Saturday to support the adoption of a strict Islamic penal code, a proposal religious minorities fear could infringe their rights.

Prime Minister Najib Razak has thrown his weight behind the contentious bill, which seeks to incorporate parts of the Islamic penal code, or “hudud”, into Malaysia’s existing Islamic legal system.

Najib, who is currently embroiled in a corruption scandal, is hoping to burnish his Islamic credentials in order to boost his chances in national elections that must be held by August 2018.

Critics of the bill warn that it could pave the way for full implementation of hudud, which prescribes punishments such as amputations and stoning, and disrupt the fabric of Malaysia’s multi-cultural and multi-religious society.

“The so-called ’empowerment’ of the Shariah Court will only exacerbate the unequal treatment of Muslims and non-Muslims before the law,” said Bebas, an NGO that organized a smaller counter-rally.

No official figures were available on how many people attended Saturday’s peaceful support rally in Kuala Lumpur, but estimates were in the tens of thousands.

Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, deputy president of the hardline Islamist opposition Parti Islam-se Malaysia (PAS), one of its organizers, said 100,000 people were expected to attend….

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Filed Under: Islamic supremacism, Malaysia, Moderate Muslims, Sharia Tagged With: hudud, Najib Razak


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  1. Jihadi John says

    Feb 20, 2017 at 7:49 pm

    By Islamic standards, Malaysia is still very “secular” – almost atheistic really. Just look at Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran or …. ISIS!

    • Scorpio says

      Feb 21, 2017 at 8:36 am

      As someone who has lives and worked in both Malaysia and Indonesia these countries, as you rightly point out are secular. Now here’s the BUT – they are also very Muslim and while not as openly hard-line, as in the Middle-East and Pakistan, (they only became majority Muslim about 1500 AD), they nonetheless adhere to all the tenets of this cult and it would not take much for these countries to be influenced by a few hard-liners to become like the despots in the Middle-East.

      This article is only one of a similar number of reports that are slowly creeping into S.E. Asia. I no longer live in this area but keep a close eye on developments.

    • A Harris USA says

      Feb 21, 2017 at 11:59 am

      Jihadi John, after watching the Muslim in the white hut for 8 LONG hard years, there is no doubt that this part of the world is as Muslim as Saudi Arabia. Remember Obama was raised in a Madrasa there… No wonder the fraud would not call Islamic terror by it’s real name.. The best part of his regime was HIM lecturing me on how to be a good Christian… LMAO

      • Leon Jensen says

        Feb 21, 2017 at 5:14 pm

        Like a good Christian from the Holy Church of Goddamnamerica, under Rev. Wright?

  2. Angemon says

    Feb 20, 2017 at 7:56 pm

    Najib, who is currently embroiled in a corruption scandal, is hoping to burnish his Islamic credentials in order to boost his chances in national elections that must be held by August 2018.

    Muslim leaders turning to islamic orthodoxy to hold on to power? Gee, where have I seen that before, and how did it turn out for Saddam and Assad?…

    • harbidoll says

      Feb 21, 2017 at 4:45 am

      “Il give U the kingdoms of the world, just worship me” Satan. The only time satan doesn’t lie.

  3. Oliver says

    Feb 20, 2017 at 8:12 pm

    And Malaysia will go down to the level (economically) of Pakistan & Afghanistan and almost all other Muslim nations, as their minorities (and the Chinese) all leave for greener pastures.

    • Mike says

      Feb 20, 2017 at 10:57 pm

      I suspect that the reason why Malaysia has been doing relatively well is the influence of the Indians and Chinese.

      Interestingly, Mahathir in his own book says things that aren’t very complimentary about Malays!

      • gravenimage says

        Feb 21, 2017 at 7:51 pm

        Very true, Mike.

    • dumbledoresarmy says

      Feb 21, 2017 at 7:23 am

      Lots of non-Muslims from Malaysia are already ‘voting with their feet’; many of them are turning up in Australia. HIndus, Buddhists and Christians, persons ethnically-Indian and ethnically-Chinese; the Christians join Aussie churches and marry Aussies and settle right on in. Hardworking, smart people… and they are *so* happy to be somewhere where they are not discriminated against and threatened as they have been in Muslim-dominated Malaysia.

      If our Aussie authorities were smarter, though, they would not permit ANY *Muslim* from malaysia – or indonesia – to enter Australia. ONLY persons who, on being thoroughly checked, could be shown to be members of the non-Islamic minorities.

      And then Malaysia’s and Indonesia’s loss – all those intelligent hard-working Infidels – will be Australia’s gain.

      • Oliver says

        Feb 21, 2017 at 3:00 pm

        The US should do the same

      • gravenimage says

        Feb 21, 2017 at 7:54 pm

        Yes–most of these people will make fine Australian citizens–unlike the ravening Muslims.

  4. gravenimage says

    Feb 20, 2017 at 10:38 pm

    “Moderate” Malaysia: Tens of thousands rally to support adoption of Islamic penal code
    ………………………

    You won’t find Muslims coming out like this to oppose Jihad terror–but to support the savagery of Shari’ah law, they are right there…

    • Godwin says

      Feb 21, 2017 at 12:41 am

      The Islamist party expected 300,000 to turn up But only about 20,000 only came with many children

      • Thelastvirgingoat says

        Feb 21, 2017 at 7:30 am

        In the Islamic world “children” is open interpretation.

      • gravenimage says

        Feb 21, 2017 at 7:49 pm

        That’s still a pretty big horde, Godwin–as I noted, you won’t find numbers like this coming out to protest Jihad savagery.

    • Dacritic says

      Feb 21, 2017 at 8:54 am

      Brilliant comment. Couldn’t agree more!

  5. BC says

    Feb 21, 2017 at 4:52 am

    The trend is always to extremism. I lived and worked in a small Islamic state for four years. During that time they banned the lantern festival as unIslamic, then Christmas decorations outside stores, then sale of alcohol. A couple of years back they introduced Sharia law!. So much for peaceful Islam, it is always more Islam never mind what people want

    • Kay says

      Feb 21, 2017 at 6:44 am

      The way they chip away at freedoms calls for an awareness that people don’t have.

    • Dacritic says

      Feb 21, 2017 at 8:55 am

      Are you talking about Brunei, mate? Very pitiful country.

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 21, 2017 at 7:57 pm

      This does not surprise, BC.

  6. kessler says

    Feb 21, 2017 at 7:48 am

    Ah yes, the tiny minority of extremists…we also saw an example of how impossibly small and insignificant this group after the Charlie Hebdo massacre. 1 million protested in Chechnya – not to stand with free speech, but in support of the Sharia blasphemy laws imposed on Western society.

  7. Florida Jim says

    Feb 22, 2017 at 10:53 am

    Beheading and killing enemies begins with the innocuous Mosque and time turns it into beheading enemies and world domination Malaysia is just beginning as is Canada,Philippines, Africa, Europe, Far East, India,South America the vile religion starts small and move from Hamtramck, Michigan to Iran on the spectrum of Caliphate,Sharia, Jihad, Taqiyya and beheading. There are none who remain a religion where the people assimilate into the society look at Sweden and France what is happening today it started small and now terror reigns..

  8. sidney penny says

    Mar 4, 2017 at 11:25 pm

    “Moderate” Malaysia: Tens of thousands rally to support adoption of Islamic penal code

    Robert, You keep getting it wrong

    It is MODERN, MODERATE MALAYSIA (MMM)

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