Religious minister denies 'takbir ban' in schools a form of Islamophobia

PARLIAMENT | Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Mohd Na’im Mokhtar has denied that a ban on reciting the takbir in schools as part of the recent Palestine Solidarity Week was a form of Islamophobia.

Instead, Na'im said Islamophobia - which he defined as a "fear towards Islam, its followers or related matters" - stemmed from a lack of understanding of a global issue...