06-11-2022, 10:34 AM
Ban Muslims from Bon Odori, PAS urges Selangor
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PETALING JAYA: Selangor PAS is urging the Selangor state government to prohibit Muslims from participating in Bon Odori, a day after the Sultan of Selangor said the Japanese cultural festival should be allowed to proceed.
The party’s state commissioner, Ahmad Yunus Hairi, also said the state government should take action against any employers who make it compulsory for its Muslim staff to take part in the festival.
“The state government needs to be firm on the involvement of Muslims. We are not prohibiting others (non-Muslims) from celebrating it, but Muslims should be barred,” he said in a statement.
He said the call to bar Muslims was based on the views of several religious scholars and institutions who said the Bon Odori festival affected the faith of Muslims.
The party’s state commissioner, Ahmad Yunus Hairi, also said the state government should take action against any employers who make it compulsory for its Muslim staff to take part in the festival.
“The state government needs to be firm on the involvement of Muslims. We are not prohibiting others (non-Muslims) from celebrating it, but Muslims should be barred,” he said in a statement.
He said the call to bar Muslims was based on the views of several religious scholars and institutions who said the Bon Odori festival affected the faith of Muslims.
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