PAS leader wants vernacular schools abolished

Sheridan Mahavera Mohd Farhan Darwis Sheridan Mahavera, Mohd Farhan Darwis Updated 4 years ago · Published on 22 Jun 2019 12:21PM · 10 Comments

The 65th PAS muktamar today heard a Women's wing leader calling for Arabic, 'the language of the Quran', to be made the country's second national language instead of Mandarin. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, June 22, 2019.

VERNACULAR primary schools must be abolished as they do not promote national unity, said a PAS Women’s wing leader today.

Salamiah Md Nor also demanded that Putrajaya oppose plans to make Mandarin the second national language.

It should instead be Arabic, she said.

“The vernacular system needs to be abolished because it has not brought about national unity. Also, I cannot accept any plan to make Mandarin the second-most-spoken language,” she told the Islamist party’s 65th muktamar, or annual congress.

“We want the language of the Quran (Arabic) to be made the second national language.”

Responding to Salamiah’s points, vice-president Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said the views of delegates do not necessarily reflect the party’s stand, but if they do, they will be incorporated into the policies of PAS-ruled states.

The Terengganu menteri besar likened it to a household where members have different views.

“In a house, the father has a certain view, and his children might have other views. But at the end of the day, the decision is made by the father or mother.

“We have about 1,200 delegates. It’s impossible to expect everyone to have the same beliefs.

“These voices add to our diversity.” – June 22, 2019.

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  • PAS, oh PAS...

    Posted 4 years ago by Firdaus Suffian Abdul Latif · Reply

  • This is what you get from narrow minded extremists

    Posted 4 years ago by Kampung Boy · Reply

  • His own version of religion is so tiny and petty.

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Is this what PAS meant when they say they also respect the non-Muslims rights?

    Posted 4 years ago by Rupert Lum · Reply

  • How to have Arabic language be unifying Malaysian even Islam is the official and Malay religion. They have no respect of the existence of minority and now they are having a partnership with Umno. The future of Malaysia will be bleak if next government won by PAS-Umno who specializing radicalism and corruption.

    Posted 4 years ago by Wei Kuan Tan · Reply

  • Arabic? How many sh*thole countries are from these language region? What has those camel herders got to offer to the world other than instability in that region? This pas pis pus Taliban lebai are just plain stupid!

    Posted 4 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • She is an extremist, ought to be forbidden from taking any public position in Malaysia. Is she a govt. servant? If yes, she ought to be sacked from her job.

    Posted 4 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • Why not just make Arabic the language of Kelantan, and ban everything else?

    Posted 4 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • All ARABIC COUNTRIES are WAR TORN. Tis women wants Malaysia to be war torn poor backward no economy growth live in stoneage blood stains n blood shed all over in malaysia no any corner free from blood stains bcoz beheading n gunning down a human is common in ARABIC COUNTRY. Behaving like Babarian are thought in muslim schools etc etc etc . WHAT FREEDOM N JOY MUSLIMS ARE ENJOYING IN MALAYSIA THEY CANNOT ENJOY THE SAME IN STONEAGE ARABIC COUNTRIES. U cover ur mouth with scarf u cant even eat or enjoy GOD 's GIFT called FOOD. Muslims think about it Malaysia 's Future is in Your Hands bcoz u are majority. If malaysia 's future in Non Muslim hand All malaysians will Prosper n be AsianTiger pockets with CLEAN MONEY.

    Posted 4 years ago by Mindy Singh · Reply

  • Desperado and pity that almost all countries r movin forward while we r still talking religions and ban this and that. Wake up lah ppl as China is already creating 5G!

    Posted 4 years ago by Chong Choong Kian · Reply