Religion, economic opportunity and relative stability are big draws for Muslims from other parts of the world, particularly those that have endured conflict.
By Grace Chen for Khabar Southeast Asia in Kuala Lumpur
To Bilal Elijah, People like you are not welcome to Malaysia! I m a 3rd Generation Malaysian & we live in a relatively peaceful environment for a Multi-Racial, Multi-Faith Country with little extremism. So do not import your attitudes to this Country or other peaceful Asian Countries & your comments about India & China being a threat are uncalled for! There millions of Muslims living in these countries peacefully & people like & your views are a radical minority can STAY AWAY!!
thev
December 10, 2013 @ 01:12:13AM
good read
Bilal Elijah
June 21, 2013 @ 08:06:00AM
I welcome the fact that our Arab Muslim brothers have found a new home in a successful Muslim country. I went to Malaysia and Indonesia a few years ago and while the people were largely nice I unfortunately noticed that Malays and Javanese are still prejudiced (less so to Arabs but to Black people and those from South Asia and Afghanistan) and think that this is their exclusive homeland rather than for all Muslims. I hope that they forget their petty ethnic-racial identities and focus on their Islamic one; the Ummah. Having lived in Europe it is not the racism or Islamophobia (although I think if most Muslims were White, the European nationalists would praide Islam and its decent conservative values) but the decadence and filthy immorality that permeates these societies. Having to work with liberals and socialists is dangerous for Muslims in Europe whose young are exposed to permissive libertarian, individualist and secular ideas which tempts them away from Islam and righteousness. Its shocking that we have to side with people who promote abortion, female promiscuity and gay rights in order to get allies to support our immigration demmands. Besides Europe is dead as its economy and society is near collapse, so why waste time going and living there? Our Muslim brothers and sisters in south east Asia would benefit from us anyway as we will help keep their lands Islamic and protect it from possible future threats such as from India and China.
tony
November 11, 2013 @ 03:11:34AM
what threat do you perceive from indans... you are again diving the world... Indians work hard for theior family... arabs does teh same thing in middle east also... so please do not post racist comments
luc de bakker
December 31, 2013 @ 03:12:08PM
He was talking about conserving the Islamic religion against Buddhism and hindoism.
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