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  • Unease grows over Muslim head for top convent school

    12/17/2011 9:23:04 AM PST · by george76 · 7 replies
    Malaysian Insider ^ | Dec 17, 2011 | Debra Chong
    For Catholic Malaysians, Putrajaya’s latest pick of a Malay-Muslim principal to head the prestigious SMK Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) underscores a worrying trend to disregard the Church’s contribution and rights in the country. Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam waded this week into a growing row between the 112-year-old school’s Catholic owners and the Ministry of Education (MOE) after its new principal Datin Seri Zavirah Mohd Shaari’s surprise arrival at its doorstep. ... Christians say such issues are an attempt to erode their religious rights in Muslim-majority Malaysia.