Academic: Persecution of Syiahs shows M'sia becoming an intolerant Muslim nation

From L-R: Moderator Sharifah Munirah Alatas, National University of Singapore Professor Syed Farid Alatas and International Movement for a Just World (JUST) president Chandra Muzaffar at the Voice of Unity and Harmony of the Ummah at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC) in Taman Duta, Kuala Lumpur. AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Academics believe Malaysia is fast becoming an intolerant Muslim nations and are urging Malaysian Muslims to speak up.

This comes in the wake of the ongoing persecution against the minority Syiah Muslims in the country.