Many people who believe that an Islamic country can be modern, with individual rights respected, often cite the examples of Turkey and Malaysia. Turkey is an example of a secular democracy in spite of a Muslim majority, and might truly be an exception to the general rule (of authoritarian rule). I will blog on Turkey later. But what is surprising is that some ignoramusses (especially in India) cite Malaysia as well. Sure, Malaysia is reasonably clean compared to India. And it boasted the tallest skyscrapers in the world until recently. And because of Kuala Lumpur's close proximity to Singapore, people often see the two countries in the same light.
But all the exterior facades do not hide the ugly truth - that Malaysia is a theocratic Islamic state. And if you though that the Taliban was an extreme case of radical Islamic perversion, read this recent news item on Malaysia. Seems like Malaysia is just Taliban Afganistan with better infrastructure.
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being completely anti-muslim is good, but that brings to my mind a certain thing... why??!!
you should remember that the face of the nation is being shown as what the ruling faction thre wishes to show it as. we are humans and tend to value life. the people living there also are the same. would you want to raise your voice against somethign which for sure would get you killed? i think so not. and after all the people there are more concerned about bringing up their off spring and taking care of themselves than their neighbours, that is the way of life they have been brought up with and that is the manner in which they have been living. you just can't ask them to change within a matter of years, it will take decades and a strong mind to change these people, as even education has not been able to get the art of making them fanatics for a unreasonable cause... :-(
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