00:00 "I apologize if I hurt anyone."
00:04 A Moroccan content creator has issued an apology after drawing backlash for reciting verses
00:10 of the Quran in front of Batu Caves.
00:13 Abdullatif Ouiza, who runs the YouTube and TikTok channel AbdeenTube, said he received
00:18 many hateful messages for his stunt, adding that he found it strange.
00:23 He said he thought Batu Caves was a historic location, not a religious one, and that he
00:28 did not know the iconic 42.7-meter tall statue was of a Hindu deity, namely Lord Murugan.
00:35 "It's not my intention to hurt anyone or to destroy anything or to make people feel bad
00:41 about my recitation of the Quran, which is my content actually.
00:45 I do it everywhere.
00:46 In every country I recite the Quran.
00:50 For me, like a Muslim, I spread love with the Quran."
00:54 He also apologized to Buddhists for reciting Quranic verses in front of the Chin Sui Caves
00:59 Temple at Genting Highlands.
01:02 Abdullatif, who has 3.9 million followers on TikTok and 228,000 subscribers on YouTube,
01:08 previously faced criticism on social media for his actions, with some quotas calling
01:13 for police to apprehend him.
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