Malaysian ID cards

About more than a year ago, the world was shocked with the Taliban requiring non-Moslems to wear a yellow stripe on their pocket to indicate that they are not Moslem. Did you know that in many ways the Malaysian government is doing the same thing?

The Malaysian Government has always required their citizens and permanent residents to carry an identity card. Believe it or not, this identity card has been used to make sure the people who are suppose to be Moslem by the Malaysian laws remain Moslem. Who is required to be Moslem by the Malaysian laws? Anybody who is from the Malay ethnic background is required to be Moslem. It has always been that the Malays or people who have Malay blood usually have a Bin or Binti between their names and father’s name on their cards. But there are exceptions such as when the person’s name is way too long, they just cut out the Bin or Binti. As for non-Malays who have similar features as Malays in terms of looks, the letter K is indicated on their identity cards. Perhaps this means “Kafir” which means infidel. Perhaps, this is so that the authorities do not mistaken them for Malays. The whole purpose of all this is so that the government can impose Syariah Laws on the Malays! But they haven’t made it obvious until recently.

Recently, the Malaysian government introduced a new high tech identity card. The most shocking thing is that a person religion is indicated on the card! Please view the picture of a sample of the card below.