But the comment by this “Tengku Zafrul Aziz” fella truly takes the cake. He is a person whom I would say “teramatlah bodoh dan teramatlah sesat”. “Modern” or no, this person is a retard who should be sent off to the moon on the next NASA space shuttle with a bunch of monkeys to accompany him. Because I am proud to call myself a Muslim first, above skin colour. Every Muslim are brothers, regardless of race, skin colour or nationality.

The motives of that Chinese chauvinist party (ever heard of the adage, “pigs of a feather flock together”?), I can understand very well, but PKR??

This was a letter I wrote to Malaysiakini in 2004 in response to an Islam Liberal from Singapore who advocated apostasy. Republishing it here for clarity and future reference on the issue.

Dear Muslims, you are invited to attend a forum organised by PEMBELA entitled “Islam Dan Cabaran Semasa” (“Islam and Current Challenges”). The family of Azlina Jailana (Lina Joy) is expected to attend this forum as special guests. Details are as follows.

Kami, Pertubuhan-pertubuhan Pembela Islam (PEMBELA) dan Allied Coordinating Committee for Islamic NGOs (ACCIN), dua gabungan terbesar pertubuhan-pertubuhan Islam di Malaysia yang dianggotai oleh lebih 100 buah pertubuhan, menolak Merdeka Statement in Commemoration of Malaysia?s 50th Anniversary of Independence yang disediakan oleh Centre for Public Policy Studies, Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) dan disokong oleh beberapa pertubuhan bukan kerajaan di negara ini, yang turut cenderung untuk merombak terma-terma penting Kontrak Sosial yang telah dipersetujui oleh kaum-kaum di Malaysia. Dokumen ini didakwa bertujuan untuk melaksanakan Agenda Malaysia Baru (A New Malaysian Agenda) dengan mengemukakan lapan strategi teras.

Sometimes I wonder why is it so problematic for non-Muslims to accept the rules and regulations of halal foods and halal products such as toothpaste, but they have no questions about Jewish traditions of kosher.