But during Ramadhan some schools have an unwritten rule that no one should eat or drink in front of a fasting student.
Here is an article on the 'unwritten rule'.......
Here Are What Malaysians Think About Eating In Front Of Fasting Muslims During Ramadan
Published on Friday, 24 June 2016 08:08
On the first week of Ramadan, Kelantan mufti Datuk Mohamad Shukri Mohamad apart from urging non-Muslims to dress conservatively throughout the fasting month of Ramadan, he further advised them to refrain from “eating and drinking in front of Muslims during the fasting month.”
The Kelantan mufti’s statement is not something new. Last year Perak mufti Tan Seri Harussani Zakaria told an English news portal that non-Muslims should “respect” Muslims with dressing appropriately mirrorring the remarks made by a Muslim teacher at a Kedah school who had told non-Muslims students not to drink in front of Muslim students during Ramadan.
I am a Malay Muslim myself and I feel embarrassed when my fellow Malay brothers and sisters demand “respect” from Malaysians of other ethnicity especially during this holy month of Ramadan.
From what is reported in the news, it almost seem like the Malay race is a group of people who like to make demands from their non-Malay fellow countrymen.
Why would our non-Muslims friends have to adjust their life because we have to fast during this month? Asking them to eat in seclusion is like denying their rights to eat in public.
During this month too, we come across non-Muslims asking this very question “is it ok for me to eat in front of you?” or would you mind if eat?”
Malaysian Digest decided to approach regular Malaysians to ask what they think about demanding “respect” by not eating and drinking in front Muslims who are fasting.
“Perhaps Some Of Us Have Forgotten That Respect Is Earned Not Demanded”
Read more at: http://malaysiandigest.com/frontpag...-front-of-fasting-muslims-during-ramadan.html
