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12 Malaysian Muslims charged with insulting Hindus

World Sep. 09, 2009 - 12:09PM JST ( 6 )

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timorborderSep. 09, 2009 - 01:24PM JST

Given the Malaysian Government's strong views regarding crimes against Islam (canning wayward Muslim's who drink, etc.), it will be interesting to see how independent the court system is in addressing incidents like this that incite religious tensions in the country.

Comparatively speaking, Malaysia is a more stable state than many others in which Islam is a mainstream religion, however, it will be interesting to see how far the court system goes if the defendants are found guilty. A punishment that is too lenient might upset Malaysia's very powerful ethnic Chinese and Indian communities, both of whom pack a rather big economic punch (as well as upsetting neighbors such a Singapore). On the other hand, a heavy-handed approach to dealing with this case might put some ethnic Malay noses out of joint.
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skipthesongSep. 09, 2009 - 01:36PM JST

yeah, but they are not threatened with death, which would hve been the case if it were the other way around
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seijichuudo9shaSep. 09, 2009 - 05:38PM JST

The Malaysia chapter of PETA absolutely must protest this tiny minority of intolerant Muslims who give their faith a bad name by parading the severed head of a cow around in an attempt to anger Hindus.Make them listen to President Obama's Cairo speech again,or have them contemplate his Ramadan address to the Muslim world.
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sharky1Sep. 09, 2009 - 07:18PM JST

They didn't charge enough muslims with the offense.
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ilcub76Sep. 09, 2009 - 08:28PM JST

So much for Islam being a "religion of peace". If the cow is a symbol of stupidity, then were the Muslims inferring that the Hindus are stupid? Either way, it would be insulting to the Hindus, wouldn't it?
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MolenirSep. 10, 2009 - 12:52AM JST

No I think they were referring to themselves. I mean why else would anyone join a religion such as that. Well, unless you were born into it. Can't help who your parents are.