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Southeast Asia
Perkasa ready to crusade against ungrateful Christians
2011-05-19
Hat tip Jihadwatch
"If they want a crusade, so be it. Before our followers fall in this battle, (Perkasa) leaders will first lay down their lives and die sprawling in blood."

(Malaysiakini) - Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali said that he is willing to wage a crusade against the Christians if the community allegedly continues to challenge Islam's position in the country.
Is Perkasa a fringe group or a major player in Malaysian politics? Is this posturing or a real threat?
Perkasa is a Malay Supremacy group formed in 2008. They purport to defend the rights of "Bumiputera" (from a Sanskrit word bhumiputra, "sons of the soil.") Malaysia is about 50 percent ethnic Malay, another 10 percent other bhumiputra such as Khmers and Chams and Sarawaks and such, and coincidentally about 60 percent Moslem. The rest of the population is mostly Chinese, Indian, even a few Nepalis. Islam is enshrined in the constitution, naturally. I think the Malaysian govt considers Perkasa a nut group.

Ibrahim Ali is a Malaysian MP, by the way, so they're a moderately influential nut group.
"If they want a crusade, so be it. If they say that the peace that we enjoy is not good enough ... we shall take up the challenge. Don't take the silence of Muslims as a sign of fear," he warned to cheers from about 150 people at a ceramah last night. "Before our followers fall in this battle, (Perkasa) leaders will first lay down their lives and die sprawling in blood," he thundered.

Speaking at a function organised by the Komuniti 1Malaysia group of Kampung Kerdas and Kampung Changkat in Gombak, Ibrahim accused the Christians of "challenging the sovereignty and dignity of Malays and Muslims."
Posted by:Zebulon Thranter9685

#2  Thank you for explaining, Fred. As comparison, Mr. Phelps' family is a minor and uninfluential annoyance, but CAIR has influence considerably beyond what the number of members merits.
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-05-19 15:07  

#1  ...leaders will first lay down their lives and die sprawling in blood,"

I think they should be accomadated ASAP; no problem with that at all.
Posted by: AlanC   2011-05-19 11:28  

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