Scholar moots Mandarin, Islam lessons to foster understanding

If Anwar Ibrahim wishes to be remembered as the country’s figure of unity, the prime minister ought to identify issues that are the cause of disputes among Muslims and between races.

Religious scholar Engku Ahmad Fadzil Engku Ali has called on the newly minted prime minister to consider offering incentives to the Malay community to learn Mandarin and at the same time, the non-Muslims should be given a basic understanding of Islam.

These measures, he said...