5,000 turn up at anti-apostasy rally

2015-08-21 0

Aimed at curbing the purported rise in the proselytisation of Muslims, today's anti-apostasy rally at the Shah Alam Stadium has provoked varied responses.

Organised by a group of Muslim NGOs, the expected "mammoth rally" dubbed theHimpunan Sejuta Umat(Congregation of a Million) has given rise to the fear that it would sow the seeds of religious friction.

For its critics, the rally, supposedly backed by some 3,000 NGOs including the controversial Malay right-wing group Perkasa as well as both the Umno and PAS youth wings, will only serve to whip up anti-Christian sentiments.

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