Johor Sultan Says Be Malay Not Arab
It is not often that modern Malaysian sultans, least of all from Johor, make sage public statements. But a mix of wisdom and exasperation was evident in the recent words of Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar:
"If there are some of you who wish to be an Arab and practice Arab culture, and do not wish to follow our Malay customs and traditions, t…
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