BUTTERWORTH: About 300 people of all races thronged the Chinese New Year open house hosted by the Malaysia Chinese Muslim Associa­tion’s Penang Chapter at Masjid Abdullah Fahim in Kepala Batas near here.

Its chairman Muhammad Faiz Ghan Abdullah said the event was jointly organised by his association with Gabongan Dakwah Malaysia’s Penang branch and the state Islamic Affairs Department. “Over the years, we have been organising this open house in Penang island. This time, we had it on the mainland in Kepala Batas.


“This is a good opportunity for Muslims and non-Muslims from the neighbourhood to mingle and get to know each other better,” he said yesterday.

Faiz said he continued to celebrate Chinese New Year after converting to Islam as it was not a religious but cultural occasion.

Such an open house is very much needed right now as people from different races and religions are growing further and further apart compared to the old days,” he added.

The guests were treated to a variety of food such as roasted chicken rice, wantan mee, curry mee, dim sum and pau, cucuk udang, cendol, bubur kacang and fruits.

Salesman Lim Swee Chin, 27, said he came to know about the open house in the morning when he arrived from Kuala Lumpur.

“I was so excited to see a Chinese New Year open house at a mosque so I joined them,” he added.

Factory technician K. Kumar, 30, and Mohd Sabri Ismail, 42, from Alor Setar, also gave the thumbs-up to the open house.

“I hope the mosque committee will also do the same during Hari Raya and invite non-Muslims to join us for the celebration,” Mohd Sabri said.

Also present were Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman’s special officer Rosidi Hussein, former Malaysia Chinese Muslim Asso­ciation’s Penang Chapter chairman Asyraf Tan Hew Min and Hidaya Centre Foundation deputy chairman Mohd Yusni Ghazali.


Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019...Yj4e2B6KALpR.99




This post has been edited by Raddus: Feb 17 2019, 12:38 PM

Even churches celebrate every year with lion dance yo

No pic?

Cukurrr merehsia aman

Can't embed star online photo

It's in their article on the website

Awaiting for PAS or UMNO goons to say the non-Melei insult Islam for having non-Muslims in mosque...

waiting for PAS to intervene like the comedy show in 3.....2......

cukur. good for malaysian.

good job there

Islam does not belong to the Malays alone kena Kasi faham sikit

Agenda memurtadkan non muslim

They aren't even the first to adopt it, it's a foreign idea.... owai

Wow, if conversion happening the other way around many will triggered and riot liao.... think about that.

This post has been edited by iGamer: Feb 17 2019, 02:12 PM

It came from the west (of malaysia)

West is east, east is west, the earth is round.... owai

#FlatEatherTriggered

Celaka LG Electronics.

what got to do with PH govt???unless PH give contribution to that NGO,then please tell me..want to know...

Why is this in news now? The reverted Chinese Muslims has been doing this kind of event for many years.

everythings in this world is great, until politics is involve.

Forigen idea?

"Over the years, we have been organising this open house in Penang island. This time, we had it on the mainland in Kepala Batas."

Kelantan pas need to learn from them

Technically it can't be celebrated because the religion doesn't recognise any racial background of the people.

only in malaysia this become news

CNY not even a religious celebration

that's where you're wrong. islam celebrates all types of cultures, and CNY is cultural, not racial celebration

If like dat then celebrating pongal shouldn't b a problem.

Now you see how religion draws everyone away further and further.

Religion + stupidity = worst than nuclear

Here you go~ only saw two so far from article.




See~ so peaceful and harmony

This post has been edited by AdisonMak: Feb 17 2019, 05:09 PM

That's nice... hope there will be more

christian indians celebrate poggol

i saw it done in church before

muslim indian can do also i think


ponggol is not religious celebration

its luna new year / spring festival

it dont belong to the chinese only