Anwar calls for healthy, constructive discussion on mufti bill

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The prime minister says certain groups will criticise any move that involves "Islamic elements".   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/06/anwar-calls-for-healthy-constructive-discussion-on-mufti-bill/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/11/06/ruu-mufti-wilayah-persekutuan-anwar-gesa-dialog-sihat-membina/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTExclusive #AnwarIbrahim #MuftiBill

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00:00Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for healthy and constructive dialogue over the

00:06controversial Mufti Bill 2024. In an exclusive interview with FMT, Anwar acknowledged that

00:13while some criticism of the bill was valid, others were rooted in Islamophobic sentiments.

00:19There is a Mufti Bill which is now being hotly debated and critics have questioned the constitutionality.

00:28What would your response be and how would you say that the interests of all are still

00:33protected?

00:34Anything you mention about Islam, I would say partly Islamophobia. They are not able

00:41to differentiate between the extremist view, fanatical views and the need to promote Islam

00:48in a moderate sense.

00:51He emphasised that the polemic surrounding the bill can only be resolved through healthy,

00:56reasoned discourse that considers all perspectives.

01:00The vast majority of Muslims in Malaysia are reasonable and moderate people. So this sort

01:07of reaction is sometimes also unwise. But I think the answer to this is probably healthy

01:17discourse, reasoned discourse between all groups.

01:25The bill, set to be debated in the Dewan Rakyat this month, has drawn criticism for

01:29granting unchecked authority to religious officials.

01:34Perlis Mufti Asri Zainul Abedin warned it could stifle freedom of thought, while former

01:40law minister Zaid Ibrahim feared fatwas could become binding laws infringing on personal

01:45freedoms.

01:46However, DAP's Bangi MP, Sharid Zanjohan, argued that Zaid's concerns were misleading,

01:54saying similar provisions already exist in state law.

01:57He also said the bill would only apply to the federal territories.

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