Anwar: Reject intolerant, politically motivated terms like 'infidel'

No one should be in a position to question another’s faith, said PKR president Anwar Ibrahim who spoke out against a recurring culture of branding political rivals as “infidels” or non-believers.

In an interview with Malaysiakini, he said the act of labelling other Muslims as infidels was often political and goes against the basic concept of moderation.

Most recently, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, in stressing his party’s rejection of working with Pakatan Harapan for the coming 15th general election, claimed many among them are “non-believers and have no morals”.

Anwar pointed to local Muslim NGOs, particularly the...