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Just got htis through an email from a friend of a friend, I have not verified it so anybody can confirm that this is actually happening...??? Couldnt help feeling this angry today. I know at my age, I am >>>supposed to be mellowing out, looking forward to a nice chilled >>>day and now what? I find myself with the same amount of righteous >>>anger as I had when I was 16 - going through puberty and finding >>>the world most unfair that my mum wouldnt allow me to have my >>>first pair of cargo pants!>>>>>>I was sitting in the banana leaf shop this morning having a roti >>>and a coffee when a group of JAWI officers entered the premises. >>>10 officers to be exact, into this little shop. They spent a good >>>20 minutes going through the place (and it is a small place!) and >>>finally one officer writes out a writ and gives it to the cashier. >>>They then left. Curious, I asked the cashier what that was all >>>about and he replied that they were not allowed to have their >>>little altars and pictures of their deities in their shop "because >>>otherwise, Muslims cannot come into their shops" . What utter >>>nonsense! Are we still living in the Malaysia that is so "famed" >>>for its "religious tolerance"?? The shop is not a mamak shop. It >>>is an Indian Banana leaf shop. Why would it be surprising that >>>they should have signs of their religious beliefs in their own >>>space? I didnt think that sort of thing was illegal (please >>>correct me if I am wrong). What is wrong with this picture? Will >>>it come down to the point when my Muslim friends should not visit >>>my home just because I have a cross or a chinese altar there? >>>PLEASE!>>>>>>Better yet, I discovered as I was leaving , that the JAWI >>>personnel had targetted the other 3 banana leaf shops along that >>>row of old shops (near the vets office - off Jalan Maarof). There >>>were at least 4 nos of vans for the officers , ALL double parked >>>on the main road and causing an inconvenience to the other road >>>users. Is there a separate set of laws that govern these people? >>>Notwithstanding the fact that they are trampling all over the >>>definition of religious tolerance in this country , they also >>>flaunt the general laws of the land. This makes me really angry >>>and sad about the state of our country.>>> >>>I now find it difficult to speak up for Malaysia when there are >>>arguments comparing Malaysia to other countries. It is sad that we >>>can have the once world tallest building and still think like we >>>came out of the jungle yesterday.
