Screenshots from a clip of a raid at a private house in Ampang on Sept 4. Selangor Islamic authorities have summoned an Iranian woman for ‘contempt of religious authorities’.
Sources close to diplomatic circles told FMT that the incident in Ampang threatens to cast a shadow over a planned visit to Iran next month by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is viewed positively in Iran for his public statements condemning Western powers and Washington, the traditional enemy of the Islamic’s republic.
Shia Muslims worldwide mark the week leading to Ashura, which falls on Sept 9 this year, with events to commemorate the death anniversary of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussein, a central figure in Shia Islam. “This is the second anti-Shia raid in two years involving foreigners, and is a violation of their right to practice their faiths,” said the spokesman, requesting anonymity in fear of being monitored by Islamic authorities.
In 2017, authorities arrested scores of Iraqi students in Serdang, Selangor, who were at a Muharram 10 celebration; they were released following intervention from the Iraqi embassy.
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