Posted by barathi periyar on Wednesday, February 2, 2011,
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Malaysia to keep schoolbook that upset Indians
By JULIA ZAPPEI,Associated Press - Friday, January 28
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Ethnic Indian activists in Malaysia decried a government decision Friday to retain a book in the high school curriculum that refers to the Hindu caste system.
The dispute has aggravated many among Malaysia's ethnic Indian minority who complain that authorities in this mostly Malay Muslim country fail to respect their sensitivities.
Posted by barathi periyar on Sunday, January 30, 2011,
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Hapuskan kasta
Bisik-Bisik Mingguan
30 Januari 2011- AWANG tidak berminat untuk mengulas isu penyelesaian kepada kemelut novel Interlok. Sama ada suka atau tidak, keputusan telah dibuat. Ada pihak yang suka dan ada yang membantah termasuk secara diam-diam. Tetapi Awang ingin melihat ke hadapan. Isu tersebut mempunyai hikmah dan titik tolak baru dalam menghapuskan sistem kasta di kalangan orang India di Malaysia. Kontroversi Interlok boleh menjadi pencetus kesedaran untuk kaum India send...
