| |
| >> Back to the article | |
| June 3, 2009 | |
|
PAS struggles with image
|
|
| By Carolyn Hong | |
| IT HAS been a year since Mr Khalid Samad, a liberal-minded Member of Parliament from Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), visited a church in his constituency, but it is still being talked about. More than anything else, the visit epitomised the 'new' PAS.
Conservative Muslims will not usually enter a church, and Mr Khalid is from the most conservative Islamic party in Malaysia. The visit occurred just after the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat won an unprecedented number of seats in the general election last year. Read the full report in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times. | |
 | |
| Copyright © 2007 Singapore Press Holdings. All rights reserved. Privacy Statement & Condition of Access |
|
 |
|
|
|
Best viewed at 1152x864 resolution with IE 6.0 or
FireFox 2.0 and above Copyright © 2008 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co.
Regn No. 198402868E | Privacy Statement
| Terms & Conditions
|
|
