KUALA LUMPUR: Malays should put a stop to the “Arabisation” of their own culture and challenge those who condemn as unIslamic deep-rooted practices and traditions of the community.
“The Malays are not Arabs. Therefore, it is important that we do not “Arabise” the Malay culture to the extent that everything that the Arabs do, we must do,” said Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.
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