Malaysia will not be a successful country if its non-Muslim population are discriminated against, says US President Barrack Obama.
"This is a Muslim-majority. There are times where those are non-Muslims find themselves, perhaps being disadvantaged or experiencing hostility...
"No country is going to succeed if part of its population is put on the sidelines because its population are discriminated against.
"Malaysia won’t succeed if non-Muslims don’t have opportunity,” he said during the Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI) Town Hall at Universiti Malaya today.
He said this when responding to a question from a Myanmar participant asking for Obama’s advice on how should young leaders deal with the diversity within the Asean region.
Obama’s response included conflicts in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, the US, and others, as examples.
"If you look at the biggest source of conflict and war and hardship around the world, one of the most - if not the most - important reasons is people treating those who are not like them differently," he said, whether those differences are of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
Source: Malaysiakini
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