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Its organising secretary claims the party had mobilised protests against the move to introduce Jawi in vernacular schools.

For the first time, Jawi and Tamil scripts are displayed during our CNY open house, says KLSCAH CEO.

UPDATED 6.40PM | There are hundreds of writing styles developed since the time of Prophet Muhammad SAW.

MP SPEAKS | They must argue explicitly for ethnic tolerance and that this is a matter of basic human decency.

COMMENT | The body of knowledge in education cannot be dictated by religion, but must be scrupulously kept areligious.

YOURSAY | The authorities should back the threatened, not those making threats.

LETTER | Instead of making it an elective, it should be offered as an additional skill to gain during free time after exams.

YOURSAY | 'Let us face the issue head on. And understand non-Muslim fears.'

COMMENT | No critical thinking nor creative thinking is infused in these lessons. These are just pages of "what is Jawi". So what?

LETTER | Malaysian education system provides an unparalleled degree of choice for parents, students.

PKR president also says Jawi is part of the national and cultural treasure.

COMMENT | Mahathir says the Malay community would demand the shutting down of vernacular schools who are against the khat calligraphy lessons.

COMMENT | Unity and racial harmony, according to some Malay leaders, are predicated on "sufferance" by the non-Malays.

He says the lessons are only to introduce Jawi as the predecessor of Bahasa Melayu.

They are set to be introduced at the start of the school term next year.

People can express their dissatisfaction over the issue by sending the cards to the Education Ministry, says party president Dominic Lau.

Chinese education groups Jiao Zong and Dong Zong complain they were made to wait for more than an hour.