Institutional Racism and Religious freedom in Malaysia

This is a 22-page document prepared for the US House Committee on
Foreign Affairs. Full paper is at:
http://english.cpiasia.net/dmdocuments/Institutional%20racism%20&%20Religious%20freedom.pdf

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Institutional Racism and Religious freedom in Malaysia

Institutional racism is the process by which people from ethnic
minorities are systematically discriminated against by a range of
public and private bodies. If the result or outcome of established
laws, customs or practices is racially discriminatory, then
institutional racism can be said to have occurred.
Dr.Benjamin Bowling
(Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice and Director of
Criminological studies in the School of Law, King's College London.)

In this paper we postulate that Malaysia has all the hallmarks of a
racist and religious extreme state on the following foundation;
a) The Federal Constitution basically establishes 2 classes of
citizens, vide Article 153, the root of the racist system.
b) The State sanctions racist and religious extreme laws and policies
c) The State controls the Government Administration through one racial
and religious group
d) The State channels most funds for economic/education/social
development programs and licenses, permits etc., to one race
e) The State controls Religious freedom to the disadvantage of non-
Muslims, imposes of Muslim religious laws on non- Muslims and extends
the jurisdiction of the Syaria Courts onto non-Muslims.
f) The State sponsors violence and threats of violence both directly
and indirectly (outsourced) on the citizens to create fear among the
non-Malay non-Muslims.
g) The State sanctions draconian, punitive laws and gives blank
cheques to the Police to make arbitrary arrests of dissenters.
h) The State explicitly and implicitly declares that the Malays are
the masters (Malay Supremacy) and the sons of soil.
Ethnic composition of Malaysia : Malays 53.3%, Chinese 26.0%,
indigenous 11.8%, Indians 7.7%, others 1.2%. Religions: Islam (60.4%),
Buddhism (19.2%), Christianity (9.1%), Hinduism (6.3%), other/none
(5.0%). - US Department of State 2011
In the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, a Malay is one who is defined
as one who is a Muslim, speaks the Malay language and habitually
practices Malay culture, customs and traditions.
In reality as long as a person is a Muslim he can be a Malay, even an
illegal immigrant and a foreigner who is a Muslim can be Malay.
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