Bracing for protests over ‘Allah’, Christians meet Muslims bearing flowers
Bearing flowers, Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir was among some Muslims who turned up at the Our Lady of Lourdes Church. – The Malaysian Insider pic, January 5, 2014. Nearly 1,000 Catholics turned up for Sunday mass at the Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Klang, Selangor, this morning expecting an angry mob of Muslims protesting against the possible use of the word Allah in prayers but instead, met a group bearing flowers. Among the few Muslims who turned up was social activist Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, who brought a bouquet of flowers, and was part of a group expressing solidarity with the Christians. The daughter of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad lambasted Putrajaya over its inaction and told it to forget about the ambitious Visit Malaysia Year launched with much fanfare last night. "Who wants to visit a Malaysia like this where there is no moderation? "Hardly an example of moderation, we are now known as a country which grabs Bibles," she said...