The women’s group says promoting hatred, especially in areas frequented by the youth and university students, sows fear, stigma, and possibly violence.
00:00Islam does not promote hatred but counsel, reflection, and moral responsibility, guided by compassion.
00:08Women's rights group Sisters in Islam said this today when questioning the Terengganu government's defense of a signboard warning against homosexuality.
00:18The group also said the Quran commands Muslims to invite others to the path of God with wisdom.
00:24It said promoting hatred, especially in areas frequented by the youth and university students, solves fear, stigma, and possibly violence.
00:34The signboard features a Quranic verse and a message condemning same-sex relations.
00:40However, SIS said the verse used to condemn homosexuality was meant to describe a particular behavior in a specific historical context,
00:49and was not a blanket instruction for public punishments or hate campaigns.
00:54Previously, State Executive Counselor Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah defended the signboard, saying it was aimed at getting the public to hate homosexuality.
01:04Narmtha Raja, FMT
01:09Our Mesa Raja is a public to clarify that without meaning to be equitable.
