KUALA LUMPUR: British scholar Ziauddin Sardar foresees Malaysian society thriving intellectually and ethically under the leadership of Anwar Ibrahim.
“Many ethical and moral issues that are swept aside will come to the fore more openly, discussed, explored,” he said. “Maybe we can meet some consensus on them.FMT interviewed Sardar at the venue of the Digital Futures Conference, which Anwar attended.He described Islam as a religion incorporating a wide range of views and perspectives.
Recently, US-based Turkish academic Mustafa Akyol criticised the Malaysian government for its refusal to dismantle restrictions on foreign speakers addressing Islamic topics. Such a condition, he said, would be obstructive to the growth of a society that is “Muslim not just in dogmatic faith, but also Muslim in ethics and morality”.“All the indications are there,” he said. “I think Mahathir is a man of integrity. He will fulfil his promise.”
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