Three stores hit with molotov cocktails after pictures of socks deemed offensive by Muslims shared on social media
Three stores hit with molotov cocktails after pictures of socks deemed offensive by Muslims shared on social media
Three stores belonging to a Malaysian minimart chain that sold socks carrying the word “Allah” have been targeted with molotov cocktails over the past week, in a rare case of such violence.
One of KK Super Mart’s stores in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, in Malaysian Borneo, was hit by a molotov cocktail on Sunday, a day after a separate attack on a store in Pahang on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. On 26 March, a store in Perak was also targeted with a petrol bomb, though it did not ignite, according to local media.
No one was injured in the incidents, which are being investigated by police.
The attacks came after pictures of socks bearing the word “Allah” at one of the chain’s stores were shared widely on social media, provoking outrage among Muslims who viewed use of the word in association with feet to be offensive.
Mostly Muslim ethnic Malays make up two-thirds of Malaysia’s population, while the country also has large ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities.
I'm ashamed to say i'm from this country, and this incident is really showcase how unstable the peace within Malaysia are, not helping is the ultra-muslim/malay-supremacist/rich-muslim-convert that take this opportunity and fan this issue into disproportionate hate campaign, which in the end will hurt their own race and country even more.
The kicker is, it happened in the holy month, which is supposed to teach them patient and forgiveness.
My friend, you should read the whole story instead of yapping some irrelevant wisdom. This isn't someone deliberately sticking their hand into hornet nest and then regret it kind of story.
"Allah" is just the Arabic word for "God", and not everyone who speaks Arabic is Muslim. The word predates Islam. Arab Christians and Jews also use it as a word for God.
Regardless, offending someone does not make one deserving of a firebomb.
islam views feet as dirty while christians its considered virtuous (ironically because of the dirt and whole washing of the feet). thats why bush got hit with a shoe.