... rule in the country and the politicisation of race and religion by politicians to gain support and maintain in power.
Blaming the vernacular schools for national disunity is simply ingenuous and a diversion ...
Friday, 28 August 2020
... with race”.
We in SABM are of the view that until and unless the lives of the people who come under the B40 categorisation are uplifted, UMNO will continue with its race-religion efforts to keep ...
Friday, 21 September 2018
... why race and religion should dominate rather than a healthy focus on the welfare and demands of ratepayers.
I have often stressed the fact that elected local government can at a stroke, depoliticise ...
Monday, 06 August 2018
... race and religion is all these sort go on and on about because it is all they know.
They scream about Malay rights and Muslim rights being under threat without defining those terms and without offering ...
Monday, 06 August 2018
... and religion provocation will be escalated through social media if SOSMA is abolished
4) Human rights should not compromise national security
To that end SUARAM would like to challenge the ludicrous ...
Tuesday, 31 July 2018
... meritocracy and commitment to serve the nation. Those who are talented should be promoted to the highest positions in public service irrespective of race and religion .
At the same time, efforts should ...
Monday, 30 July 2018
... the freedom of religion that is guaranteed in the Federal Constitution to every Malaysian. In this regard, each and every non-Muslim is promised the the right and freedom to practise their religion ...
Sunday, 05 January 2014
... the contributions by each and every one of us to make Malaysia a magnificent country for all irrespective of ethnicity, religion , culture, language, class and gender, we have leaders from UMNO who still ...
Thursday, 09 May 2013
... a minority ethnic background or religion , or both.
And during those years of constant movement my itinerant life has meant that the only things that reminded me of Malaysia were those that held some ...
Thursday, 09 May 2013
... and not on the basis of maligning each other;
iii. To pledge not to manipulate and exploit issues pertaining to religion , ethnicity, sexual orientation and creed; and
iv. To condemn and refrain from ...
Wednesday, 06 March 2013
... elections.
Freedom of religion
According to the international think tank, PEW Research Centre, Malaysia ranked among the top 10 in the world with some of the highest government-led restrictions ...
Thursday, 30 August 2012
... open to all, regardless of race, religion , gender, creed, social class, politicalaffiliation and ideology.
Q: What do you do in Occupy Dataran?
A: Past programmes have included the Universiti Rakyat ...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
... And no amount of semantics or cleverly-couched slogans will heal the fracture we are now being subjected to.
To be, in a political sense, anti-Muslim, anti-Christian, or anti any other person’s religion ...
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
... society be it ethnicity, religion , education or language. (GBM's charter can be viewed here.) On this platform, common ground is established; there shall be dialogue and action.
On a more modest ...
Friday, 27 January 2012
...
12. Culture
Respect diversity of cultures and encourage inter-cultural engagement.
13. Religion
Uphold freedom to practice religion as provided for by the Federal Constitution. Promote ...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
... Act to promote equality and non-discrimination irrespective of race, creed, religion , gender or disability with provision for an Equality & Human Rights Commission;
· Promote equality & ...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
... regress…
In wanton desperation we cling on to age-old shibboleths.
In ‘race’ and religion we continue to parade…the markers of our individual and communal identities.
In ‘R&R’ we see the ...
Wednesday, 04 January 2012
... same day.
In schools, instances of teachers and head teacher’s expression racist and racial slurs continue to be documented by SUARAM.
Restrictions on the freedom of religion
According ...
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
... in both countries I often pass as a local and the case is closed. Few attempts, if ever, are made to locate me in the ethnic landscape of the country. Nobody asks what race I am, which religion I belong ...
Sunday, 21 August 2011
WE, the undersigned civil society organisations, condemn the irresponsible “Utusan Malaysia” reporting over an alleged call from Christian pastors to change Malaysia's "official religion " to Christianity. ...
Tuesday, 10 May 2011