Malaysian Student In UK Misses Her Tempurung ('Culture shock' Malays in the west) 

Please tell the student, she shouldn’t speak for non- muslims.

When you watch P Ramlee movies, you do feel during that time the malay society was more open and liberated. This country is in fact slowly moving toward Iran/Afghan

My daughter was in US, she enjoyed going out with her lecturer and other students to the Pub where she Did Not drink any alcoholic drinks, and her friends respected her for that. There was a lot of enjoyable scholarly discussion. As long as you know who you are, what is your faith and how to keep yourself safe, you are OK.

You've hit the nail on the head. Sad and depressing, she has no right to speak on behalf of anyone, Muslims or non Muslims.

if you are Malaysian that don't drink, you can choose not to drink or not to join, don't expect every Malaysian especially non Muslim to follow your way.

The choice is up to her.She either accept or refuse the invitation.She need not make a issues out of this.

Thank you, Mariam for speaking out. We've got enough of all these self righteous 'religious' people who want to shove their moral values on others. You're right, they should stay in their tempurung and enjoy their own nasyid. What they can't enjoy, don't stop others from doing so. Keep their narrow minded views to themselves. A respect for other cultures and diversity is a universal value that these extremists obviously lack.

About the girl's comment... "inviting all Malaysian participants has a disrespectful undertone" What? - that's courtesy! you can choose not to attend. "clubbing and drinking has never been Malaysian culture." - When was Malaysian culture is just only about Islamic way of celebrating? - are there no non-Muslims in the country..?? 😢 🤔 The biggest enemy of Islam is ignorance and intolerance!!🎉

My religion doesnt allow me to drink too. When in college, I used to go with my friends to socialize, maybe "take care" of some people later at night, if needed to. Later, they embraced my culture and when they were organizing an event at their home, they do not serve alcohol anymore because of me. Its an understanding among civilized global citizens. Only weak people get influenced easily.

Many Muslim Malaysians logic: foreigners who come to Malaysia must respect our culture, but when they go to foreign country, they say their culture must be respected.

I’m as old as Malaysia. It is so scary to listen to the voice of this young Malaysian in particular. If that’s the underlining tone, Malaysia is heading to an even scary path of extremism. Young generation heading towards extremism instead of progressiveness. Those who are easily scared by their own shadows. With the former, I see imagery of Afghanistan where girls are not allowed education. Respect the original spirit of Merdeka and formation of Malaysia. Yes, it took the combined effort different ethnicities to convince the British. Cherish our independence of a new plural nation forged out of the harmony of people of different races. Don’t allow selfish politicians to tell you differently. Don’t take it for granted. Young ones, choose and tread wisely.

Bila dia kata invitation to all malaysians including the muslims ada disrespectful undertones, aku yg muslim ni pun mcm, hellooo, politely cakap no but tqvm je lahh. Haizz. Aku xpernah dpt opportunity belajar overseas, masa interview scholarship JPA dulu tak terpilih sbb english tak power, 18 y.o me did not shine enough in the group discussion. But now 20 years on I am proud to say I am able to work and mingle within oil and gas industry with colleagues from various background and country. I guess this girl showed me that I havent missed a single thing by not getting the opportunity 😂😂 Ok2 my english is still bad tapi mat saleh2 aku jumpa are still able to understand me just fine.

She wants to dictate what Malaysian culture and values without considering it's a multicultural society.

In the first place she should not be studying in UK.

I salute you, dear Madam. For the Malaysian Malay what they become now is caused mainly by the earlier government. Use religion as a tool to manipulate people's mind. I admire your open-mindedness, bravo. 🎉

Mariam, you're a beacon amongst darkness of such people. You have put it brilliantly...

She's not grateful... She thinks she's there as "religious policewoman"

She said, not Malaysian culture or way of celebration. When is Malaysian culture just about Islamic way of celebrating? She is yet another example that everything has to be her Islamic way or no way at all. Why, then, are people like her sent in droves to the West for education when they intend to stay only within the tempurung wherever they may be? Meanwhile, I bet the student is very much like many Malays who couldn't be bothered with checking with Malaysian Hindus and Buddhists before eating beef in front of them.

I had the pleasure of "stepping out" with a Malaysian woman some years ago. Not only was she extremely beautiful (I was clearly punching above my weight!), but she enjoyed going out, partying and "clubbing" until the early hours. There is a difference between the young lady in the video here and the woman I knew. My girl-friend was Catholic, obviously Christian. In this video, one can encapsulate the attitude of Islam in a very short time. Not only do Muslims not enjoy more liberal habits (and there is nothing wrong with that - I am not here to dictate to them), but they also wish to impose their ideas on those who are not of the same mind. Therein lies the problem. If I was more vulgar, I could say, "If they don't like it, they can push off somewhere else!" The narrator here is absolutely correct and has common sense.

Her self-righteousness has gone to her head. She is also trying to show off just how pious she is.

The Malay Univetsity students in Malaysia today are of different breed from your kind back in 60s/70s.Their open minded education then were mostly secular-based as opposed to today's Islamic-centric education policy. Their religious brain washing started early in primary schools when the religious studies were introduced in mainstream curriculum due to the strong influence of Ulamaks after the Islamic Revolution of Iran. The UMNO govt and the PAS opposition were battling it out to outdo each others in term of religious fervour. The result is what we see in today's breed of closed minded students.

So sad to hear this. She is imposing her beliefs into others. When I was in overseas I m matured to know what I can n what I can’t do. No need to impose on others cause the world is not only for people like her. Please open your eyes and see how beautiful is our earth with different cultures, religions and races. There is NO one race or religion is better then the others. We are are the same. Madam what you just said make me feel Malaysia is still worth fighting for. Wish you n your team good health and happiness 😊

You read my mind.Well said. I do hope that this girl is not funded by our tax payers’ money. What a waste!

Touche! I find most of the Muslim Malaysians, mark my words, I said most not all, like imposing their religion values on Non-Muslim which I find it very disturbing. Why don't you stand on other's shoes, if you were forced to do haram or eat non-halal foods, how would you feel? We are built to respect each other and that is how Malaysia thrive! I always encourage people who are younger than me, regardless of race and religion, go and explore outside world and you'd gain a lot provided you mingle and not just living under a rock or befriend with your own kind. None of the religions encourage us to imbibe alcohol, we are living in a free world and it's our call whether to drink or not to drink as long as it doesn't harm others. If you can't mingle in the West, I advise you to go study elsewhere, don't take someone else's seat to broaden his/her horizon

I’m very proud of you that we still have broadminded Muslim in Malaysia we need leaders like you 💪

So sad for the young lady to hear what she said. Not because she wants to impose her religion not allowing other Muslims and non Muslims to go chill and relax at nightclubs but because she has been brainwashed by our religious teachings back home. Agree with what you said. She has a chance to live and know what democracy is like in Europe but chosed to ignore it. Our education system back home has gone down the drains....

Wow ! You hit the nail on the head ! Yes the student could have gone to others Muslims countries than going to the UK and want them to obey her rules

Why can't government sponsored students pursue their studies in local universities? Are the courses not offered locally?

Puan Mariam Sudah Lima Kali dah dengar your point of views. Cukup padat Dan berfakta. Hats on❤

This student should go to university in the Middle East countries .

Absolutely agree! Studying abroad offers a valuable chance to explore and understand diverse cultures. It's crucial to engage with people from different races and backgrounds while staying true to our own values and ensuring they are respected rather than compromised

🙏 Agreed! Many CEOs or Presidents of Corporations , during their University Days , they travelled & learnt the Real World Cultures , Believes , Traditions & Way of Life so as to pick the Good Ingredients from the Bad Ones to applied into their future careers! That's how we know the Good from the Bad in ethnicities , believes , ideology , traditions , customs , education systems , governance & manufacturing practices in the Real World! 🙏 Thank You So Much Kak Mariam for the many education & enlightening tutorials over the years! Stay Safe , Stay Healthy & Stay Humble! Many Happy Good Blessings in Return to Kak Mariam! 😊🙏 🌷🌿🌎💜🕊🇲🇾

Mariam, this is your best yet. And you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. Let me tell you about Malay Muslims who were sent to UK after a few years of teaching. 1. These Malay Muslims only had Form Five qualifications. All the rest had a degree + a further year of education. We were all teaching ENGLISH Language. 2. These Malay Muslims were sent to Leeds, York - to get their MASTERS degree !! You're talking about from Form Five straight to MASTERS !! 3. Off they went - to UK for their MASTERS degree. It was a one year course but I believe they has to take some special classes so they were there for two years ( there was a group of them ). 4. They came back and were immediately given the post of Lecturers. From drawing a Form Five pay check to a Lecturers pay check !! We became friends - in fact they became very good friends with me. And they told me exactly what happened in UK. When in UK - they lived in a "kampung" - all Malay Muslim community with Hari Raya celebrations - rendang, ketupat and all. They never ventured outside their comfort zone. Never mingled with the locals. The sad part is - they came back speaking the same horrible English. I'm not talking about accent. The grammar was as bad as when they left - same with pronunciation. What is even sadder is that they thought they spoke excellent English. They will always be asking me for help - how to set questions, clean up their grammatical errors and anything to do with teaching of English. Now, I was just a Language teacher and they were LECTURERS ( supposed to be more qualified than me ) but they were so dependent on my help. It's not their fault that they were pushed to UK. They were ( of course ) very nice to me. One of them knew that he was not qualified to teach English but the other thought he was a Linguist. Masters degree - the COLD IRON woman in charge of the Faculty gave an order that I could not continue with my Masters programme which I was doing as a part time student - just because she felt embarrassed that she could not answer my question at a conference held. But that's another story. The Faculty was infested with politics.

Thank you Puan. You have said what majority of people in Malaysia wanted to say all this while. A spoilt student like this truly is not deserving to go to UK and spent thousands of tax payers' money.

What a waste of money sending her all the way there.

When the 1975 band questioned malaysia’s anti-gay law, malaysians screamed “our country our laws!!”. But they go to other people’s country, “your country, but my laws!!” 😂😂😂

one wants to study abroad n speak like mat salleh but can't get along 😂 sad soul😂😂😂😂😂

I appreciate your narration on the meaning of freedom within the context of self..l was in the States for five years and within that five years l have made tons of friends with all religious backgrounds..l got well with everyone regardless of race and religion..thank you for bringing up the subject for your fans and viewers.

If she is not comfortable she should just stay in Malaysia or just go to Saudi Arabia, or other Muslim countries, don't go there and make noice.

Well said indeed ! 👏👏👏 Appreciate Mariam so much so much with thankful of her understanding 🙏...

Thank you mdm for speaking out for us non muslims in Malaysia. 🙏

In the west, it’s fairness, equality, meritocracy etc. She should know that!

She was sent overseas because of her race and religion not due to meritocracy

You don't eat durian. It is your choice, you can pass. Don't let people eat durian is unreasonable

Like you, Mariam, I used to enjoy socializing and partying during my younger days. Many Malays, men and women also attended and there was much mingling and socializing among the attendees from all races. The question of ethnicity and religious beliefs never surfaced and we were there to make friends and enjoy the companionship of each other. Our hosts or organizers were sensitive enough not to serve alcoholic drinks and non-halal food whenever they knew that there would be Muslim guests attending. Fast forward to today, in the last two reunion gatherings we had in the last few years, I noticed there was a change in the attitudes of these old friends. They no longer sat at the same tables with their old friends from other races. While my non-Malay friends had no qualms about sitting with whoever attended the gatherings I noticed that my former Malay schoolmates and/or friends sat among themselves and rarely spoke to their non-Malay schoolmates and/or friends. Of course, there were a few exceptions where my more 'liberal' Malay friends would mingle among all the attendees but a vast majority of them would talk, laugh, and make silly jokes among themselves at a few tables away from the rest. It upset me to see how things have changed after over 30 years. How do the same group of friends who were color-blind when we were young now keep their distance from others who are of different ethnicity? What changed them over the years? What that Malay girl said on social media has become something that I have come to expect. Wahhabism has crept into Malaysia, brought in by our students who studied in the Middle East and were appealed by the teachings (or shall I say ideology) and decided to import back for our local consumption. This is more so when our Muslim scholars (or ulama) and preachers who graduated from Middle Eastern universities begin to teach and expand Wahhabism in Malaysia. Remember, Wahhabism restricts dissent, and Muslims are not allowed to question what is being preached by Wahhabists, that questioning their teachers (ustaz and ustazah) is tantamount to heresy. The trend towards Islamic conservatism will continue and may become more ingrained in our Muslim society and dissenting voices like yours and mine will become a minority and we will be branded as 'liberals' and maybe even anti-Islam. We will be scolded, heckled, cursed, and maybe even threatened and deemed as 'enemies of Islam'. Even Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim who for so long been branding himself as a reformist and a centrist has begun to buckle from this enormous pressure from the conservatives and begins to move towards the right.

Many people here talk about Iran but I can tell you for a fact that young Iranians are adventurous vibrant and love their fun. Not like this morbid young person.

Im shocked shes so eloquent, got accent and all. I grew up where as a kid i go to nightclubs, adult went to pubs, now karaoke and cafes.. it is in our culture. Malaysians do have fun you know? And no one is forcing her to go or drink alcohol as you said. She could sit there and sulk. But she should never have imposed her restrictive views on others. Shes right about alcohol not being good but so is being a boring non participating member of society. Why is she even in england?

Sent to the wrong country for education. Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh shall be good for her

I used to follow her on Tik Too until I heard her (before the state elections in 2023) propagating about the importance of political Islam. In other words, she was a PAS follower and her views of what she sees as the best future for Malaysia was shocking to me. I had been taken in by her fluent English and her videos on language and other topics were interesting. I didn't realise she came shrouded in the green flag of PAS. The idea of PAS is turn Malaysia into Iran and you can bet your bottom dollar that would mean curtailing the many freedoms of non Muslims. I stopped following her. It now looks like she has gotten more fundamentalist in her views. For her Islam is the only way and non Muslims better understand it and just keep quiet. If this is the face of the young Malays, I dread for the future of this country.

Wa lau eh... speaks with an accent (American, if I'm not mistaken), but it seems like can't take away the narrow-minded views and "kampung" mentality away from her.

The part that gets me is how she smugly thinks she can speak for other people.

Mdm. Mariam, you are fantastic! 👍 I fully agree with what you said. Why make life miserable for " herself" and also affect other people. In our younger days, we hold parties at home during birthday and other festivals. We invited our friends (boys and girls) of different races and we had no problem enjoying our party. What's wrong with the today's generations? 🤔

She should watch more of P. Ramlee’s movies, or read more of Lat’s cartoons, to understand more about the original Malay culture.

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I met 2 young malay ladies from kedah, who were studying french in france as a eramus student, and they were so culture shocked too, with their kampung mentality and still live in tempurang too. They were wear like they live in their kampung in kedah even though there were in france!!!!

Dear MM, thanks for another enlightening video highlighting this sickening issue but sadly, we can't really demonize this young lady for she's the very product of the Malaysian educational system and culture of a certain section of our society which is steadily and frighteningly increasing with the green wave. I observe that this had started way back in the early 1970s when some of my fellow Malaysians would shy away from some social activities in our school in England preferring to keep to themselves with their myopic religious view like this young lady!

Well said, Madam. My husband really likes your open approach and liberating thoughts. ❤

She misses a golden opportunity to open up her mind to learn and grow. You don't drink alcohol? No problem just order orange juice. No dancing? Try, its really fun. If not just sit at your table and enjoy the music. Make new friends , learn about other cultures and customs. Be a global citizen. We are young only once.

Hi Puan you got it right again…we need more outspoken people like you in Malaysia. One of the comments was spot on: Should have given the seat to a more deserving student whose main purpose would be to study and improved his/herself… wasted quota.

The young lady just act upon this hadith On the authority of Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart - and that is the weakest of faith.” [Muslim]

Joget already hilang in Malaysia.

I truly respect you, Mariam M. Well said!

Back in my uni days in a Western foreign country, the Head of Malaysian consulate had a house with bar to entertain visitors. He was Mr Popular, not like the Killjoys of today

I am speaking from the perspective of a former young student. People who act like this are very annoying. If someone invites you to some place, if the place make you uncomfortable, you do have the options to choose, go or not. no one force you, just be polite and said you dont want to join, simple as that. don’t need to make a big deal out of it and still film and post it on internet.such busy body, adn is consider talking behind the back. This is something that only snitcher would do. a lot people don't understand The world doesn’t revolve around you. Your family will cooperate with you at home, but outside, people don’t need to cooperate with you, they can just leave you. People are social animals. When she said things like this, other people might be afraid to interact with her again, afraid that she went to drama again with a small thing. This could lead to a boycott, which is not surprising. If she are happy receive compliments from far away land but have no friends in the Uni. then i just wish her Luck for the uni Years.

Actually the restriction and the diminishing of ronggeng in Malaysia is a sad story, when I was a little boy in the sixties there will be a party when the sultan visited the area they will doing the ronggeng and dance till the wee hours. Its a big celebration for the communities,three races is part of it, my father will sell ice cream outside the hall.Ronggeng is very popular during any big day. My mother told me the sultan comes surely got ronggeng.

So true. Well said. Noticed many others boycott that M brand recently. Is kind of sad as this action actually killing our own people who works in that fast food chains. When I asked those who boycotts, they said is to show their hates and discomfort towards the country that attacked the group. I said to them this is non of our business in Malaysia as we shall take care of ourselves rather than hurt our own people. Boycotting that brand is giving a hard time to those employees. But what I get back is the answer of those employees can go to other company or even start to sell nasi lemak at road side. From my point of view, why not those people who boycotting can now fly over to that territory and help fighting against that country. They can be proud to die for that event. I strongly believe they won't. As is going to harm themselves. But when those boycotting people harm others with their action is always OK with thousands of explanation. What about those headphones, apps and households that own by that country? They said whatever bought, we can just use it. Whatever not buying yet, we should boycott. What an explanation it is.

Education ministry should have look into this matters.. shame on you without knowledge of our non Muslim culture.tq mdm for sharing.

Actually, Sarawak we drinks all day long, even beside the main road sell beer, may be because she never came here

Thank you Mdm. You are our mouthpiece...for the minority who has no voice...and are afraid to be arrested..God bless you

Too late puan,they have been taught to be like that from primary 1.

Lol Mariam I totally agree with you. Thank goodness I’m not the only Malay thinking this way.

i'm so sure that she's not furious and certainly not jealous of not having the chance to dance, drink etc, some ppl just a bit observant than others. just take it as a reminder, it's just a speech, you are free to do anything you like... i do understand ppl sometimes need to ride on a topic otherwise it'll be a dull world

Agree 100%. Sad to say that my race is becoming pathetic. Buat malu Malaysia saja. I had firsthand experienced with this type of people while on duty overseas. Revoke her scholarship, bring her back and send her to some religious pondok school in Kelantan. These bronze age mindset is a disgrace to Malaysia.

Exactly how some non-muslim in Malaysia think of. we did not force you to drink or eat or do anything which is against the Islam teaching. and yet "they" feel uncomfortable and feel that they are not being respected. we feel disrespect being said so.

This is call self egocentric. Always thinking world is circulating her. Not appreciate and respect other countries culture. As mentioned by Mariam, she should go study in Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran.

🤔Adik rasa, pelajar ini tidak sepatutnya mencipta atau memberikan gambaran buruk dan kritikan seperti ini di luar negara Barat..... Dia perlu kuatkan semangatnya dengan kepercayaannya kepada Tuhan dia dan tiada sesiapa yang boleh memaksanya melakukan sesuatu yang dia tidak suka lakukan. Terima kasih❤

Some people think. If I go to your house, I demand you to respect my religion. If you come to my house, you must respect my religion. But your religion is not my concern. She's definitely one of those.

I knew a Malay girl who removes her tudung when she enters the pub in London,when nearing her house she puts back her tudung,why this tudung

Ini lah di panggil Takut Bayang Bayang sendiri!! The product of 22 years of Tun Musang Doktor Pembelit's stomping all over their self confidence and calling them DNA Rosak! Takut Krismas, takut gambar babi, takut tangloong, takut salib, takut gambar wombat ( stupidly identifying it as Babi), takut ucap greetings for celebrations, takut ini, takut itu dan last last takut bayang bayang sendiri!! Malaysians The Citizens of The World kah or Malaysians Citizens of Their Own Delusional World!!??

I used to have this young lady kind of mindset as well. But my current thinking will surely caused me to be thrown to jahannam hell according to the like minded people like this person. I always think if you are a true believer of the truest belief in the world why should you feel challenged by what others do or think? It's all a product of years of indoctrination generation after generation.

Will the same student speak out against the racial discrimination that the very sponsors her education practices against non-Muslims and non-Malays? Racism is worse than alcohol. One of the contributing factors alcoholism among non-Malays is poverty which is made worse for minorities because the government neglects poorer non-Malays.

Thank you for being open and understanding.

You're so inspiring to us who unable to express all these. I give my salute to you Mariam, your open-minded

It is a truly sad Malaysia in the future. Our mixing pot is not mixing, they are separating -thks to our Govt Policies.

Actually. I saw it myself personally , many of the Malaysian that were sent oversea went wild without much guidance. I had a couple of student friend sponsor by the nation attending engineering course in UK. There rented a room in one of the house rented by the Muslim organisation there which convert it into a mosque for praying. Went to visit them one day in their room. Initially they we reluctant to open the door. After, they recognise my voice, they open the door. Inside they were 2 package & they having "Char Siew " rice" & r enjoying it heartedly. Well. that show how strong the believe in their religion. After, completion of their course, they drag their feet on returning back to Malaysia.They said the religion is in the Past.

I saw all that in Malaysia while going in my younger day. It was the best part of our lives.

Just tell her not to go to the event if she is not comfortable. No one force her. But, why impose her standard on others?

If you hear what she said she is only concern about her own need her own religion practices she is rather selfish I must say as she does not take into account other peoples needs and practices which can accept drinking and partying. She is totally selfish because if "I dont drink and partying you must not as well" attitude ! So what Mariam describe her is correct saperti katak di bawah tempurong worst still disregard for other peoples practices and freedom of choice. I always believe if you think the event does not equate to your believe and practices DONT JOIN IN period but dont selfishly stop others as well. If we talk about religious aspect I believe we were thought about Tolerance Forgiveness Respect Other culture practices and Religion so she must have missed this lesson ?

First of all, she gave her opinion. She has a right to give her opinion. She didn't resort to name-calling, ridicule or shaming, like what you are doing. If you don't agree, just agree to disagree. The language you use is shameful and disrespectful. Asking people to go back into 'tempurung' or study in middle eastern countries just because she stated her opinion on a matter relating to her is so appalling. You're like the school girl bully that ridicule the bright girl in class because you think she'd ruin your happy hour time by telling the teacher. What if i disagree with you by asking you to boozed up all night, wear tight fitting clothes and go stay in your lovely foreign country? On second thought, maybe you'd be okay with that.

Thank you, Mariam for speaking out. We've got enough of all these self righteous 'religious' people who want to shove their moral values on others. You're right, they should stay in their tempurung and enjoy their own nasyid. What they can't enjoy, don't stop others from doing so. Keep their narrow minded views to themselves. A respect for other cultures and diversity is a universal value that these extremists obviously lack. c&p. Good statement slkoay2969

I agree with you 100%. She doesn't have to drink or dance. She should mingle and have good conversations with her friends and just enjoy the night. She's in a Western country what does she expect? She must be a boring individual.

Why go to kafir University? Go lah to Egypt or Iran University. That's for sure a halal University. You don't have to worry studying there.

No one is forcing her to go to a bar, pub or whatever. No one is telling her to abandon Islam or Islamic values. Speak for yourself, Aisyah. Sedap2 belajar di negara yang banyak nonmuslim, ada hati nak komplen. You should have chosen Pakistan or saudi instead.

It's a tough situation. She's not the exception, she's the rule - this type of thinking has long pervaded the Malay society and culture. Islamic conservatism and rigidity has a firm grip on the neck of our society

You are absolutely right Madam. I remember when I studied abroad, I was labelled as the “budak sosial” just because I mingled with other foreigners because I felt that was the only oportunities for me to be friends with people from other culture/religion/nations. As compared to them, they rather stayed in one building and sometimes did not even mingle with other foreigners except only going to the classes. But this “budak sosial” every semester would get dean list, and every year was listed if not top 3 or 5 in our faculty. 😅 Some of my fellow Malaysians, I think were getting radicalised by certain political party. I remember many times this political party of the “youth wings” came all the way from Malaysia for a visit and then to stay at my fellow Malaysian’s dormitory illegally. They started doing usrah. Which was not an issue i think because they can practice whatever they want as long as in moderation. And then started to ponteng certain days for travelling to other places to do their usrah. Until the embassy found out, the officer from the embassy gave them stern warnings (because as a fully funded students, their job is to study and not to other things besides studying). Quote on quote “korang nak belajar ke nak berpolitik?” It was to the point that some of them almost got expelled from the uni for not passing/fulfilling the requirement to graduate, but eventually the faculty did help them to graduate on time.

Looks like AI is used for dubbing the student’s voice because number 1, the English accent is very American and the timing and the form of her mouth movements are not in sync with the words she is supposedly uttering and so Mariam while your feedback on the topic is legit and true, I would first verify the authenticity of the video.

To my respected sister Maryam Mokhtar binti Mahathir Mohamad. What the student did was only to give advice to others and had no ill intentention to bring anyone down. The advice is only beneficial to those believe in the existence of Allah and retribution in hereafter. Yes, we understand that the good practice of religion is just something that inhibits the joy of life in the world. Let us be, because we prefer the long lasting merry in the hereafter over something temporary in this world. Peace and blessing unto those who follow the sunnah and the guidance of Al Quran.

thanks for your voice

as a student under jpa scholaship, they are the representative of malaysia to the world audience. every words she spoke and every action she did will directly translate as malaysia’s point of view by the foreigners. she has chose the wrong platform to express her dissatisfaction, instead she should channel her dissatisfaction to local jpa oficial and let the issue to be dealt with a more diplomatic and professional manner.

Just wonder why they are not proud of their own ori Malay culture and ways of living, asking for others 🤔