All policies must consider unity, get Cabinet greenlight first, says govt

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Unity and religious affairs ministers say the Cabinet agreed that Jakim can issue advisories to Muslims on protecting their faith, but such advisories are not policies.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/07/cabinet-scraps-contentious-guidelines-on-non-muslim-events/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/07/jemaah-menteri-batal-cadangan-garis-panduan-majlis-bukan-islam/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AaronAgoDagang #NaimMokhtar #MuslimsAttendingFestivities

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00:00The government says all of its policies must consider national unity and obtain the cabinet's

00:06approval first.

00:07This comes after the controversy surrounding the proposed guidelines for Muslims attending

00:11festivities, funerals, or events at non-Muslim places of worship.

00:17National Unity Minister Erwin Agundagang and Religious Affairs Minister Naeem Mokhtar

00:21said the cabinet discussed the confusion that arose over the proposal today.

00:25They said the cabinet agreed that JAKIM can issue advisories to Muslims on the need to

00:29preserve their faith, but such advisories are not policies.

00:33Earlier today, Sinchew quoted a source as saying the cabinet had decided to scrap the

00:38proposed guidelines.

00:40Under the proposed rules, there can be no speeches or songs with religious propaganda

00:44or performances that could insult Muslims.

00:47Premises are also not allowed to display non-Islamic religious symbols.

00:51All organizers would need to obtain the views of Islamic authorities if their event were

00:55to involve Muslims.

00:57Dhanush Rajareza, FMT News.

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