Selangor mosque officers can now arrest Muslims drinking in public


	Selangor mosque officers can now arrest Muslims drinking in public

walski69

8-24-2009 6:12 AM

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islam, apartheid, malaysia

walski69 says:

Malaysia, a religious apartheid state in the making...

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