when non-muslim MP speak up

grrr!! those UMNO bully boys were at it again!

when a non muslim MP raised an issue regarding islam, they just had to give him a warning that he was raising sensitive issues, and the bully boys had to protest against what was being said.

what kelana jaya MP loh seng kok said in parliament were the nothing but the truth. i salute him for daring to speak up.

Loh said the syllabus of history textbooks ignored the contribution of non-bumiputeras and only emphasised on the islamic civilisation.

Terming it as “incomplete and imbalanced”, he said the syllabus does not encourage critical thinking among the students.

“For instance, the fight against the Japanese Occupation during World War II is portrayed as only the effort of the Malays but ignored the role of Chinese and Indian Malaysians,” he added.

Furthermore, he said the syllabus from Form One to Form Five does not provide a deeper understanding of other civilisations.

“Five out of the 10 chapters in the Form Four history textbook only focused on the Islamic civilisation,” he added.

Earlier, Loh also complained about the prayer recital guidelines which were being drafted by the Department of Islamic Development (Jakim).

According to him, the new guidelines would be imposed on “everyone and every government and private agency” during official or semi-official functions.

“The guidelines are being drafted without consultation, reference or discussion with representatives of other religions,” he said while seconding the motion to thank the royal address.

“This is against the principle of respect, understanding, discussion and transparency promoted by the government and its leaders,” he added.

Loh also urged the government not to ignore providing allocation and basic facilities for non-Muslim places of worship.

aren’t these all the truth? why those UMNO jackass youth get all worked up for?

50 of them, led by kelana jaya division chief, abdul halim, marched to loh’s office and handed him a letter of protest.

these umno youth told MP loh that they would “take action” if he failed to respond to the letter within several days. some in the group had brought along video cameras to record the brief meeting.

whoa! ‘take action’!! wasn’t that a threat? and why the need to record the short meeting? why the protest in the first place? the truth hurts them?

for a clearer picture of this issue, refer to jeff’s blog.