A nation divided?


BOTH sides of the racial divide have been hurling insults and accusations, fuelling each other’s anger over the issue of the "Allah" socks controversy and driving racial tensions to a dangerously new level.

KK Mart, the mini market chain where the socks were discovered, has become the target of hate and boycott for the Muslims.

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