The group making their way to the Selangor secretariat building after their prayers. - Picture by Choo Choy May By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal |
SHAH ALAM, Aug 28 — A group of Malay-Muslim protesters claiming to be residents of Section 23 have threatened bloodshed unless the state government stopped the construction of a Hindu Temple.
Amid chants of "Allahuakbar," the group also left the severed head of a cow at the entrance of the State Secretariat here as a warning to Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim.
The "residents" said that the construction of a Hindu temple in a 90 per cent Malay- Muslim neighbourhood was insensitive because activities there would disrupt their lives.
They claimed that the "noise" from the temple would disturb their own praying, and that they would not be able to function properly as Muslims.
The group of 50 over protestors marched shortly after Friday prayers from the Shah Alam State mosque to the State Secretariat.
"I challenge YB Khalid, YB Rodziah and Xavier Jeyakumar to go on with the temple construction. I guarantee bloodshed and racial tension will happen if this goes on, and the state will be held responsible," shouted Ibrahim Haji Sabri amid strong chants of "Allahu Akbar!"
Ibrahim identified himself as the Deputy Chairman of the Resident's Committee against the building of the temple in S23 here, which is perceived by some as being a Muslim majority area.
He told the press that the state should move the temple to Section 22 as 'originally planned', and also labelled Khalid a "traitor to the Malay race and Islam".
It is understood that the protest is an immediate reaction towards the Selangor MB's visit to the Hindu temple site yesterday, an act seen by the "residents" as disrespectful to the Muslims of the community.
"With a temple on our residential area, we cannot function properly as Muslims. The temple will disrupt our daily activities like prayers in the Surau. We cannot concentrate with the sounds coming from the temple," stated Zurit.
When asked whether members of the protest were affiliated with any organisations or movements, Ibrahim claimed that the people present today were members of PAS, PKR as well as Umno who are "united in the name of Islam and the Malay spirit."
The state government was also accused of lying to the people of Selangor.
The Chairman of the Residents Committee, Mahyuddin Manaf excitedly proclaimed that the committee would uncover "the lies" and find proof of the state's misconduct.
"Khalid Ibrahim wears a mask of a Muslim, but in truth he is a liberal. PAS stands to lose out as a result. I voted for PAS as well as Khalid in the past elections," Mahyuddin claimed.
The issue first cropped up when the Selangor government proposed that the Sri Mariamman temple be relocated from Section 19 to Section 23.
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Below is what some experts have to say about the book:
"Here is a thorough and provocative discussion of the threat of the global jihad and Islamic supremacism in all its dimensions. Moorthy Muthuswamy deserves our gratitude for presenting a solidly argued exposition of what must be done in order to fight, and win, this conflict on idelological and political grounds, defending human rights and religious freedom from the threat posed to them by the jihadists. We can only hope that our political leaders and those of all the nations that are threatened by the jihad will heed his wise counsel before it is too late
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"Muthuswamy's lucid analysis identifies the axis of global jihadism – Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. His succinct discussion further elaborates a practical geopolitical strategy to thwart their odious political Islamic agenda. This thoughtful and frank book should be read by all concerned with the preservation of free democratic societies thereatened by a resurgent onslaught of totalitarian jihad".
- Editor of The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: From Sacred Texts to Solemn History and The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims
"Dr. Muthuswamy's Defeating Polical Islam is a brilliant work of analytic reasoning and true political science … I learned more about the history and current situation in India than in any book I have read. Not only do you learn the perspective of history but also you see the nitty-gritty of current politics. Muthuswamy shows how Israel, Europe and India are all part of the pattern of Islam's world conquest. The India chapter, alone, is worth the price of the book.
-- Bill Warner, Director of the Center for Study of Political Islam
"In Defeating Political Islam, Moorthy Muthuswamy gives an in-depth look at the inner workings of jihad and shows that it is not merely a localized threat I, for example, Israel and India, who encounter the Islamic conquest at their borders. Europe too is under threat of being conquered by Islam, through means of mass immigration and demographics…. Muthuswamy not only identifies and analyzes the problem civilized democracies face with Islam but he also aims to give possible ways to deal with it as well. This book is a must read for everyone and an eye-opener for those who are not yet aware of the threat Islam poses to our Western civilization.
-- Greet Wilders, Member of the Dutch Parliament and the political leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV)
PREFACE
Al Qaeda and its sympathizers are often viewed as isolated fanatics outside of the mainstream Muslim population-outlaws not only in the West but also in respectable Muslim nations. Author Moorthy S. Muthuswamy argues just the opposite: that, in fact, terrorism is the logical outgrowth of an international Islamic political agenda that is endorsed and funded by militant Islam's major backers – Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan. Muthuswamy labels these nations the "Axis of Jihad".
Utilizing a new groundbreaking statistical analysis of Islamic scriptures and a study based upon the outlook of Muslims, Muthuswamy convincingly shows that Islam in action is less a religion and more an ideology that seeks to achieve political power through the influence of its network of mosques and clerics. A dominant goal of Islam is worldwide conquest – the international spread of Islam as a religion and as a popular political force on the local and national levels. Having fallen behind Western societies in advancement, political Islam is unable to use Muslim "achievement" to convince unbelievers to embrace Islam. So its agenda must turn to the existing social power structures to extend its sphere of influence. After being elected or appointed to political office, these Muslim clerics or their cohorts strive to invoke sharia law, medieval Islamic law, to increase their repressive hold on Muslims and to channel their flock's energy toward a never-ending fight with unbelievers.
Based on his analysis of political Islam and the way in which it operates, Muthuswamy urges US policymakers to rethink the War on Terror along the lines of the successfully waged cold war against Communism. The nuclear physicist author makes the following main point: Like its historic predecessor, this new cold war is more a contest of ideas than armed conflict. Instead of placing the emphasis on military might and costly ground wars abroad, the West should invest the bulk of its effort in a science-based ideological war, one directed at discrediting the simplistic, conquest-oriented theological message of Islamist indoctrination and jihadist politics emanating from mosques around the globe. Rather than occupying Muslim majority nations and trying to force democracy in countries where political Islam is the de facto power, the way to truly win the War on Terror is to loosen the vice-like grip that clerics have on the minds of Muslim citizens. Only when these citizens being to doubt the legitimacy of the political messages emanating from the mosques will they be able to embrace a new way of thinking and consequently a new way of life.
An Indian by birth, the author also emphasizes the critical geopolitical importance of a largely non-Muslim India in the War on Terror. He asserts that the West needs India in dealing with the conundrum that is Pakistan, a nation with which India shares language, culture, and more. Moreover, his insights into the Muslim-minority subversion of Indian democracy and the ability of Muslims to apply considerable pressure on the national government should be an eye-opening demonstration to Western democracies of the modus operandi of political Islam.
This fresh perspective on the ongoing threat from Islamic terrorism – the most important political issue of this century – offers much to ponder about the future course of US foreign policy initiatives and our approach to neutralize this threat to our way of life.
About author: Moorthy Muthuswamy resides in United States. He received doctoral degree in nuclear physics from Stony Brook Univeristy. He has published numerous opinions, articles, and book chapters spanning over the last ten years.
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