I refer to the latter Unseen effects of the Jawi raid .

The writer quotes Yousef Al-Qaradawi's views on extremism to support her criticism of Jawi for their raid on a disco in Kuala Lumpur and the arrest of Muslim youths for immoral behaviour and for consuming alcohol in public. This is a gross distortion of Qaradawi's view.

Immoral behaviour and consuming alcohol are prohibited by Islam and are punishable offences under Islamic law. The Quran has categorically warned that intoxicants and gambling are an abomination, the handiwork of Satan, and should be avoided (Sura Al Ma'idah, 5:90).

Therefore, quoting Qaradawi on extremism to support a Western secular position on morality is a serious misrepresentation. Islam, unlike secular ideology, places great emphasis on morality. Shariah contains regulations concerning moral behaviour. Even secular criminal laws contain provisions on moral offences.

History shows that the erosion of moral values was one of the factors that led to the collapse of civilisations. Therefore, morality cannot just be a private matter. A Muslim society has a responsibility to ensure that the moral teachings of Islam are observed.

Westernised Muslim liberals are worried that raids on discos conducted by Jawi would '... deter potential tourists from visiting Malaysia'. But almost everyday, police are conducting raids on pubs, coffee-houses, karaoke halls, 'dangdut' joints and prostitution and gambling dens and arresting people - including young girls - suspected of consuming drugs.

Have the tourists stopped coming to Malaysia because of these raids?

The writer claims that the Jawi raids was un-Islamic. But what about the Muslim youths who were engaged in indecent behaviour and consuming alcohol in a pub? Does the writer consider that Islamic?

The writer should re-read Qaradawi and also try to understand the issues involved in the Jawi raid. The Jawi enforcement officers were acting under the law in raiding that disco. If they were alleged to have exceeded or abused their powers, then the victims can seek a remedy from our courts.

'Liberal Muslims' should stop demonising the Jawi officers and undermining the Shariah.