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October 17, 2006
Malaysia: Company Apoligizes for Muslim Religious Chief's Anti-Hindu Remark
Here's the difficult question; what would Muhammad Ibn Abdullah have adviced his followers to do with respect to a Hindu holiday? Even in a semi-not-so-bad Muslim state like Malaysia, things like this will happen. They are the result of the teachings of a long-dead mass-murdering chieftain with prophetical delusions: Takaful Malaysia apologises for official's stance on Hindu holiday
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian government-linked Islamic finance group has officially apologized after its religious chief advised Muslim staff not to give holiday greetings to Hindu colleagues for an upcoming celebration he described as blasphemous.The apology was posted on publicly traded Takaful Malaysia's Web site Tuesday.
The company, which is majority-owned by Malaysia's Bank Islam, has already distanced itself from an e-mail memo sent by its religious department chief, Mohamed Fauzi Mustaffa, that advised Muslim employees against wishing Hindus "Happy Diwali.''
Mohamed Fauzi's e-mail described Hindu festivals as against Islamic tenets as they involve the worship of deities.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at October 17, 2006 9:12 AM
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