Posted on 09/01/2007 4:15:07 PM PDT by GeorgeKant
Edited on 09/01/2007 5:25:24 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia marked 50 years of independence Friday with dances and parades, in a colorful show of ethnic unity that belied worsening race relations and growing fears about eroding minority rights.
Smartly dressed Malays, Chinese and Indians danced in a parade at the Merdeka Square, or Freedom Square, where Malaysia's first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman announced independence from Britain on Aug. 31, 1957.
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“Right now most people have become Muslim first,”
And so it begins !
Too bad, Malaysia is a beautiful country with potential as an economic force in the region.
Not really ~ “it” has always been there ~ the Brits failed to force Christian conversion in the region.
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