I found bills like this one sticked all over Melaka, Malaysia: Public Talk: Will Israel attack Iran?. I was a bit shocked by that title because the idea that Israel would do something like that seems to me to be quite absurd. First I wondered if the Malays were radical Muslims because the idea of Israel attacking seemed to be quite popular. But then I realized that I might be about to succumb to a common prejudices about Islam, about Muslims being aggressive and bloodthirsty, wanting to annihilate Israel and ultimately all the infidels. I don’t really now much about Islam in Malaysia, it could as well be of the moderate type. And I did not attend that talk, so as much as I know it could even have been more pro-Israel than it seems from the title…

Does anyone know some good articles summarizing the relation of Malaysia and Israel?

Malaysia trip review

“Malaysia, truly Asia” is a slogan of Malaysia Tourism. In my opinion this claim is stupid. Of course Malaysia is Asian by definition, after all it is part of Asia. But in my opinion the slogan gives the impression, that Malaysia is somehow more Asian than other Asian countries. I don’t see how that would be. From what I have seen it is one of the more modern and westernized countries, so one could even argue that it would be less Asian (though this statement would be equally stupid). But then I have spent there only a short time (not even two weeks) and have only seen cities, so I have of course only a one sided view of the country…

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found in the toilet of the Raggae Bar, Kuala Lumpur