Malaysia is still a very back ward nation. Why is this? One must remember that the majority population of Malaysia is of Malay origin (100% Muslim), unlike some countries like Turkey, Malaysia pressed by many to maintain "muslimness". Which means a restraint on free speech (of course many countries have this, but I would like to confine to Malaysia). every sector is impacted by this. In the Universities, the hijab is not mandatory but 'peer pressure' forces students to be compliant. Same with the workplace. Openly discussing about Islam mis dangerous if it is critical-in places like Bangladesh, Pakistan or Middle east-you may lose your life for 'blasphemy' . Malaysia is moving that way-as the Malay culture is slowly being diluted to become-Indian Muslim, Arab Muslim, African Muslim, etc. Inter marriage is plentiful in Malaysia. The need to support these values (Koranic times) comes with rewards-you can be elected. So change is difficult. PAs even though a corrupted organization is accepted by Muslim Malays because it is more important to be seen as a Muslim nation than corrupt nation. So bloggers beware. We must thank Dr M ( The father of Corruption in Malaysia) who weaponized religion and stifled free speech.
Malaysia is still a very back ward nation. Why is this? One must remember that the majority population of Malaysia is of Malay origin (100% Muslim), unlike some countries like Turkey, Malaysia pressed by many to maintain "muslimness". Which means a restraint on free speech (of course many countries have this, but I would like to confine to Malaysia). every sector is impacted by this. In the Universities, the hijab is not mandatory but 'peer pressure' forces students to be compliant. Same with the workplace. Openly discussing about Islam mis dangerous if it is critical-in places like Bangladesh, Pakistan or Middle east-you may lose your life for 'blasphemy' . Malaysia is moving that way-as the Malay culture is slowly being diluted to become-Indian Muslim, Arab Muslim, African Muslim, etc. Inter marriage is plentiful in Malaysia. The need to support these values (Koranic times) comes with rewards-you can be elected. So change is difficult. PAs even though a corrupted organization is accepted by Muslim Malays because it is more important to be seen as a Muslim nation than corrupt nation. So bloggers beware. We must thank Dr M ( The father of Corruption in Malaysia) who weaponized religion and stifled free speech.