| Good sense should prevail now that the dust has settled on the Jawi/khat fuss. Both sides should now close rank after the cabinet made its decision based on a general consensus.
In the first place, the subject should have been discussed with other lawmakers since it involves a sensitive issue that could be easily played up by the Opposition. This was never done, leaving many of us in the dark and unable to explain to our constituents. Something as simple as Jawi/khat can become a heated topic of discussion for over two weeks. There is no point trying to douse the fire after it has spread far and wide.
The last thing that Malaysians want to see is to be told that silat is suddenly made compulsory in schools as part of the Malay culture. This is how regressive some of our politicians can be! Some, including pro-Malay Rais Yatim , have urged the government to separate Arab culture from Islam. In what Rais labelled as Arabisation of Malay culture, for too long the Malays have embraced Arab culture as Islamic.
Generally, most people are not opposed to the learning of khat, but it should have been introduced as an elective and done outside the school hours, or parked alongside with other forms of calligraphy within the arts lessons. This would give children a good exposure to various forms of calligraphy.
Khat should be as an option subject
Nation Building?
Wow 35K whacked TeoNieChing over Khat and I think she shd step down immediately and let maszlee appoint a Malay as his deputy so that they can ban UEC and close down all vernacular schools and all Chinese have to study not only Khat but Jawi in SK. Tks to MCAHQ and gerakan
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