by Puteri Sabira
Rakyat Times
5 October 2014

PAS Central Committee member and Shah Alam Member of Parliament Khalid Samad says that Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (ISMA) has no place in Malaysia with its extremist views.

Khalid has hit out at ISMA that had described DAP’s new recruit, Jamila Rahim, as a “confused Muslim” and challenged her to prove that the DAP would bring her any closer to achieving her goal of justice.

“PAS is definitely is a better choice for Muslims, but people are entitled to join any political party, I think it’s better for Jamila (left) to join DAP rather than ISMA or Umno,” he told The Rakyat Times when contacted.

Khalid stressed that DAP is a party that champions justice and holds firmly to its principles.

” Transparency, justice and integrity are part of Islamic teaching, therefore it’s crucial for people to uphold these values as long as it was in line with Islam,” Khalid added.

ISMA, Umno extremists

Khalid also said that ISMA or Umno are extremist that thrive on the politics of racism, corruption and arrogance.

“It’s important for Jamila to continue to adhere to Islamic values and maintain the boundaries in the DAP party,” Khalid added.

Meanwhile, a political science lecturer from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Dungun, Che Hamdan Che Mohd Razali, told The Rakyat Times that all quarters have to stop say disrespectful and offensive remarks to prevent further deterioration of race relations in the country.

Che Hamdan also urged all political parties to embrace the diversity and to look after the interests of all races.

“There are many plans being made to promote national unity, but it has always been manipulated by certain quarters that play religions cards to fulfil their agenda,”

Che Hamdan also said that the media and the community has to play a crucial role to promote unity in forging closer relations.

” People need to embrace tolerance to sustain peace and harmony in a multi religious society like Malaysia,” he added.