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Insult Islam, Malays will rise, 6 September 2008
The police reports lodged by four Islamic bodies against blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin of Malaysia Today is proof that Muslims will not remain quiet when insults are hurled at Islam.Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Ahmad Zahid Hamidi described the move to lodge the police reports as appropriate, according to a Bernama report.
"Stern action must be taken against those who insult and belittle Islam to prevent others from doing the same," he said at a buka puasa function at the Al-Ghazali Mosque in Bagan Datoh last night.
Insulted the Prophet
The four Islamic bodies which lodged the police reports were the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim), Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia Foundation (Yadim), Federal Territory Islamic Council (MAIWP) and the Federal Territory Islamic Department (Jawi).The police reports were over the aticle written by Raja Petra entitled "I Promise to be a Good, Non-hypocritical Muslim" and comments on the article "Not All Arabs Are Descendants of the Prophet" which had insulted Prophet Muhammad and Muslims.
Yesterday, Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said that the Internal Security Act could be used against Raja for comments allegedly insulting Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
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