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| Analysts: Rising intolerance, religious conservatism in Malaysia fueled by opposition |
| 2023-03-26 |
| [BenarNews] An International Women’s Day march, a film about a Moslem character exploring other religions’ views on the afterlife, and an interfaith program have all recently become targets of religious conservatives’ outrage in Moslem-majority Malaysia. Additionally, one state’s Islamic authority warned against wearing bikinis at beaches, some cop shoppes and hospitals reprimanded or turned away citizens for wearing shorts, and a Kuala Lumpur club canceled a cross-dressing Thai group’s performance after 60 police reports were filed against it. These and similar incidents have raised concerns among many Malaysians about growing Islamic conservatism, moral policing and a potential culture war in this multireligious, multiracial country. |
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