OBSERVING that “Malays in the peninsula are getting more irrational”, Siti Kasim had chided her brethren for equating T-shaped designs, patters or objects to Christian crosses, hence beginning to develop phobic thoughts of sinister anti-Islam agenda being hatched.
Alluding to two incidents – the crucifix light of a high-rise in Penang (January 2019) and the resident protest by residents of Taman Medan in Petaling Jaya over the cross on a church building (April 2015) – the 62-year-old human rights activist and lawyer lamented:
“I myself can’t fathom as to why the Malays behave in such manner or why do they harbour such thoughts? Why are they so frightened about the Christian cross?
“During my school days in the Methodist Girls’ Secondary School Melaka, there was a big cross in our school hall yet my Malay peers and I never felt that our akidah (Muslim faith) is challenged by staring at the cross.”
Fast forward to the present, however, Siti Kasim is fascinated as to how the sight of the cross “can tempt one to become a Christian immediately”.
“Or this is only to show that the Malays are incapable of respecting the religion of others … Isn’t Christianity part of the Ahli Kitab (People of the Book)?” she asserted in her latest YouTube rant.
“Such mentality is worsening by the days … The irrationality is on the rise maybe due to social media influence. As for the Taman Medan incident, could they (protestors) being manipulated by certain political quarters for ordinary Malays are usually not bothered with such matters?”
In this regard, Siti Kasim urged the Malays to think of Muslim minority countries which they often regard as kafir (infidel) yet Muslims are treated with respect with them permitted to set up mosques or surau or even allowed to worship peacefully.
“What’s wrong then with Christians worshipping at churches? When then can’t you guys as Muslims respect people of others faith? … Instead, you cast fear as if you instantaneously become a Christian when you see anything T-shaped.”
At the end of the day, the Orang Asli advocate hopes that the relevant authorities are able “to teach the Malays to respect other religions so they don’t feel intimidated with the sight of T-shaped patterns or Christian cross”.
“This issue is getting serious and out of hand with misplaced protests when such protests should be directed at corrupt Malays or ustaz who sodomise religious school pupils.
I don’t know if they’re paid to stage a protest but what has the church done wrong to you? If you feel that your faith is easily threatened, then blame it on your shallow religious knowledge.
Don’t think that you want to control or bully others just because you’re in the majority. – May 4, 2025
