Malaysia's moderation under threat as country faces Islamic tide

"There is no room for civil discourse when it concerns religion here. We are lucky to have secular laws and people defending them still. But I’m not sure how long that will last."

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | AU Desk
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By Amanda Hodge | August 17, 2017

For years Zahari has lived a double life in Malaysia: an observant Muslim in public and a devoted atheist in private.

But it all very nearly came crashing down last week when a photograph was uploaded to Facebook showing smiling members of his Kuala Lumpur-based atheist club at a rare social gathering of the largely online group.

The uproar in multi-religious, multiracial, moderate Malaysia was intense and intimidating.

Senior government ministers warned that members could be prosecuted for propagating atheism and demanded any Muslims involved be “hunted down” and re-educated.
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