COMMENT | We, civil society and media organisations, join forces to call upon all Malaysians to fight ethno-religious hate speech and provocations with grace every day.

We call upon all to embrace the practice of seeking and giving forgiveness (“maaf zahir batin”) to the next level.

This practice is a teaching in Islam and also other faiths such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Taoism and the natives of Sabah, Sarawak and the peninsular.

Let’s make seeking and giving forgiveness an all-year-long practice, not limited to the Aidilfitri festival and the month of Syawal, but from the first day of Muharam to the last day of Zulhijjah – from Jan 1 to Dec 31 - 365 days a year.

Let’s make this #MZB365 movement a success because as...