00:00 Malaysia has always been proud of its diverse culture and race.
00:05 However, in recent years, racial and religious issues have been plagued by some people's
00:09 picky comments.
00:10 Even a necklace may now cause racial sensitivity issues.
00:17 A few days ago, a Chinese-Muslim meat pie shop, which is a trademark of a Kuala Lumpur family,
00:22 became a hot topic on social media.
00:25 A customer found a kitchen staff wearing a loose headband in the restaurant.
00:30 The necklace was actually a cross.
00:33 The customer took a video and uploaded it to social media.
00:37 The video touched some sensitive Muslim's nerves.
00:41 Some videos immediately went viral on the Internet and caused a lot of controversy.
00:45 Some netizens thought that the employee wearing a loose headband
00:49 and the necklace was a cross.
00:52 Some netizens even questioned the restaurant's owner
00:56 for letting a non-Muslim employee wear a loose headband to mislead customers.
01:00 The restaurant owner also apologized
01:02 and said that he had fired the employee who had caused the problem.
01:05 He also promised to pay more attention to the feelings of the domestic Muslims.
01:08 The shop owner may have thought that this could calm the controversy.
01:12 But the incident was more and more serious.
01:16 It even caused more punishments.
01:18 Many netizens have accused the shop owner
01:21 of firing the employee who wore a cross necklace
01:24 because the reason for the structure was unreasonable
01:27 and had religious discrimination.
01:29 Even the political figure also joined the fight.
01:32 The Minister of Environment, Nenad Zmi,
01:34 posted a post on social media this morning
01:36 that non-Muslims' work in a restaurant run by Muslims
01:39 would not affect the state of the food.
01:42 The member of the Action Party's National Assembly, Yu Liwen, also said
01:45 that the law did not prevent non-Muslims from preparing food.
01:49 They just need to strictly follow all the requirements of preparing food
01:52 and follow the standard work procedures.
01:55 As for the former Minister of Human Resources, Gula,
01:58 he also called on the government to deal with the shop owner yesterday.
02:02 He said that the domestic law has been passed early in the morning
02:05 to deal with the religious discrimination at work.
02:07 He remembered that the Labor Law has a specific provision
02:10 that allows the government to take action.
02:13 Gula reminded that race and religion are big issues.
02:16 If the government cannot deal with this incident properly,
02:19 similar discrimination will spread in domestic workplaces.
02:22 He was worried that one day the employer might question
02:25 how the staff of the Indian religion could apply white powder on their foreheads
02:29 and even not allow employees to wear traditional clothing to work.
02:33 Okay, so in the end, working in a Muslim restaurant
02:36 wearing a cross necklace,
02:38 is it considered a violation of Islamic education?
02:41 The religious director of the Icelandic Religious Department, Wang Shalin, said
02:44 that the restaurant owner took off his cross necklace
02:47 when the staff was working,
02:49 and this behavior is not in line with Islamic education.
02:52 He said that Islamic teachers and believers should treat everyone well,
02:55 even if they belong to different religions.
02:58 He reminded that every Muslim has the obligation to show good behavior
03:02 to convince non-Muslims to understand this
03:05 full of grace and sacred religion.
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