Greetings and Happy New Year everyone !

First of all , just like to introduce myself. I am a Sarawakian born Malaysian Malay Muslim.
I am of mixed parentage , my father is a Perak Malay of Indonesian origins (Javanese + Banjar) and my mother is of Filipino-Spanish (formerly Catholic from Manila). I consider myself a liberal and my faith is Islam (by choice only later in my 20's,although legally I have no choice/pun intended).I am 29 now by the way. Having relatives from various religions ; muslim(mostly) , buddhist , christians (catholic mostly) I grew up to respect all religion that instill moral values. I've even gone through a phase where I had kept my heart close to socialism and sympathized for communist struggles. In my opinion religion is something people shouldn't argue about. It's something between an individual and God. I respect Mahayana/Theravada Buddhism because I consider it my cultural heritage. Malays were once buddhist/hindhus before the whole nation converted post-Parameswara's era.

I'm actually here to seek some help and not debate about religion. about 4 years ago I visited the Borobudur temple in Central Java.
I bought four beautiful statuettes ; meditating buddha ; head of buddha ; borobudur temple ; elephant buddha. They were carved from volcanic stone.

Two years ago it dawned upon me that having these statuettes around may upset some family members. I can consider myself almost a non-practising muslim
although I do go to the mosque for Friday prayers every now and then. Because of my liberal ways many started to question my faith. Due to my accepting nature and non-aggressive ways some may think that I am an apostate / godless communist. Relatives from both muslim and catholic side do not really like me having
these statuettes around.

Today I feel that to avoid family ties from being severed , I need to find a place where these statuettes will be appreciated/respected and safe. I could not bring my heart to crush these beautiful art pieces because I have so much respect for buddhism. As someone also mentioned in the forum , I too believe that buddha could have been a prophet of God for Asia , as it was mentioned in the quran that there were thousands of 'nabi' in the world but only a handful of Messengers.
Who are we to say that Buddha's englightenment was not the will of God ?

Can anyone advise me on how I can go about finding a place for these statuettes ?
I've thought of approaching Mahayana temples but I fear it may be too sensitive.

Thanks for the advice , too bad I'm not in kuching else it'll be easier. Perhaps there are places in KL as well.
I agree these ornaments are mere symbols and for me to dispose of them in their current shape is disrespectful in my opinion.
If I can't find people who can appreciate these statuettes then maybe I will destroy them before disposing them.

These statuettes also emmit strong electro magnetic fields too as my place is already filled with electronics which would also be a good thing i guess.

I've never really believed in a supreme entity as our creator but rather as we are all part of something bigger and everything is interconnected somehow.

But as long as moral values are in place in human society i feel that everyone should have a freedom to practice religion so long as it doesn't provoke violence.

I find religion is a part of what defines cultures of the world and makes the world beautiful but everyones so busy fighting over whose belief is right.