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I refer to the Malaysia report Muslim groups unveil election demands .

Not long ago a someone wrote a letter Islamic state still a deal breaker for opposition . He was spot on. This is precisely what will happen to Malaysia in 20 to 30 years time. What they are demanding for, in fact, is that different rules apply to people of different religions, thus segregating the country into preferred citizens and non-preferred citizens.

This list of demands will tear this country apart. But this doesn't bother them at all. One of their demands is to give scholarships to non-Malay Muslims students too and not just Malay Muslims. This is clearly a way to discriminate people based not on race, but on religion. This means that if you want to get a scholarship, then be a Muslim.

This is nothing less than dhimi-tude. Many Muslims point out that living as a dhimmi is quite a good life as history shows. But just one thing - we’ve already found something superior to dhimmi-tude and Islamic administration and that is the secular democracy and equal rights model which does not discriminate based on race or religion. Why would we want anything less when we have tasted equality and freedom?

When anyone questions or reject the demands of these groups, it will be taken as an insult to Islam, and discussion about it will be halted. It will always come to ‘Don't question it, this is Islam’ which has the further connotation of ‘or else...’

And as usual, the representatives of the group say ‘This shouldn't be seen as a threat to the government or non-Muslims’. Seriously, I don't know what logic these people go by, but it is a threat in my book.

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