Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Travel

Malaysian minister advocates for trans people to be arrested and re-educated

In Malaysia, the Religious Affairs Minister caused a stir after he gave “full license” to Islamic authorities to arrest and “educate” transgender people. Minister Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri announced via Facebook that he’d given the country’s religious police, a.k.a. called JAWI, “full licen(s)e to carry out its enforcement actions” against transgender people.

Photo by @chuttersnap from Unsplash.com

Religious extremists in positions of power?

In Malaysia, the Religious Affairs Minister caused a stir after he gave “full license” to Islamic authorities to arrest and “educate” transgender people. Minister Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri announced via Facebook that he’d given the country’s religious police, a.k.a. called JAWI, “full licen(s)e to carry out its enforcement actions” against transgender people.

He similarly said that the authorities should subject transgender people to “religious education” in a bid to “return them to the right path”.

“Islam is a religion that wants to educate,” the Facebook post stated. “We will work towards coordinated efforts from all agencies under the religious affairs wing in the prime minister’s department.”

Local LGBTQIA organizations are, rightfully, calling out the minister’s hateful stance.

For instance, in a statement, SEED Malaysia stated that the minister’s bigoted comments would “fuel hatred” against the country’s transgender community. “The transgender community in Malaysia already face continued persecution by the state and broader society… The statement by Dr. Zulkifli and the threat of arrest will drive the transgender community further into hiding. This will deteriorate the communities’ access to basic rights even more.”

This is worth noting: Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country, and it forbids homosexuality under its Islamic laws. The country’s secular laws also criminalize gay sex.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Like Us On Facebook

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Travel

The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that homophobic slurs are now punishable by prison. With this, homophobic hate speech are now on the same legal...

NEWSMAKERS

Explaining why Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) will continue to discriminate against transgender women, the pageant's national director - former beauty queen Shamcey Supsup -...

Travel

Global Affairs Canada released a warning that states that some US locations may now have laws that could affect their travels.

Travel

In Texas, the American state's Supreme Court allowed a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors to take effect, making Texas as the...

Advertisement