Form a commission of Islamic and non-Islamic experts to report on whether there are political parties promoting Islamophobia and the problem of Islamophobia and the phobias of other religions in Malaysia

PAS President, Hadi Awang, accused the DAP of promoting Islamophobia.

The PAS publication Harakah today published an article headlined “Dasar secular DAP dan liberal PKR mewujudkan Islamophobia”.

There is no basis whatsoever to these allegations that DAP and PKR are promoting Islamophobia, but since they had been made publicly and repeatedly, by PAS and the PAS President, these allegations should be taken seriously, although there is no need for any overreaction to these wild and baseless allegations.

I suggest that the Federal Government form a commission of Islamic and non-Islamic experts to report on whether there are political parties promoting Islamophobia and the problem of Islamophobia and the phobias of other religions in Malaysia, especially from the viewpoint of the Rukun Negara objective of “achieving and fostering better unity amongst the society”.

The Commission should invite PAS President, Hadi Awang, and other PAS leaders to cooperate by sending submission to substantiate the PAS allegation that DAP and PKR are promoting Islamophobia.

The Commission should be asked to make recommendations to prevent Malaysia from being polarised and divided by the toxic politics of lies, fear, hatred, race, and religion.

When political parties which fully accept Article 3 of the Malaysian Constitution which stipulated that Islam is the religion of the Federation, but other religions may be practised in peace and harmony in any part of the Federation are accused of Islamophobia, these are “red lights” undermining the Rukun Negara and the unity of Malaysians and should be taken seriously.

This is an urgent issue which deserves the attention of the first meeting of the Anwar Cabinet after it is formed and announced by the Prime Minister.