School removes 'Muslim', 'non-Muslim' labels on cups after social media furore


Low Han Shaun

Photos of the cups separated for Muslims and non-Muslim pupils in a Selangor school which went viral on social media. – Facebook pic, August 11, 2017.

THE labels separating cups for Muslims and non-Muslim pupils in a Selangor school have been removed after a picture of the labelled utensils went viral and caused a furore.

The Malaysian Insight visited the primary school in Taman Puteri in Hulu Langat today and found the pupils largely unaffected by the change and certainly unaware of the anger and tension the labels had caused.


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