Three stores hit with molotov cocktails after pictures of socks deemed offensive by Muslims shared on social media

Three stores hit with molotov cocktails after pictures of socks deemed offensive by Muslims shared on social media

Three stores belonging to a Malaysian minimart chain that sold socks carrying the word “Allah” have been targeted with molotov cocktails over the past week, in a rare case of such violence.

One of KK Super Mart’s stores in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, in Malaysian Borneo, was hit by a molotov cocktail on Sunday, a day after a separate attack on a store in Pahang on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. On 26 March, a store in Perak was also targeted with a petrol bomb, though it did not ignite, according to local media.

No one was injured in the incidents, which are being investigated by police.

The attacks came after pictures of socks bearing the word “Allah” at one of the chain’s stores were shared widely on social media, provoking outrage among Muslims who viewed use of the word in association with feet to be offensive.

Mostly Muslim ethnic Malays make up two-thirds of Malaysia’s population, while the country also has large ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities.

  • @generalpotato@lemmy.worldEnglish
    -6•7 months ago

    Using caps mid sentence indicates aggression. I’m not sure how often you use the internet, but keep it mind next time you decide to use it when somebody else isn’t using it.

    Lol @ conspiracy. Sorry to have knocked you off your high horse there buddy. Who would have thought people can be ignorant regardless of religiosity right?

    • Annoyed_🦀 AEnglish
      2•7 months ago

      Using caps mid sentence indicates aggression.

      It’s emphasise that YOU, the person that spew accusation on an issue that you don’t understand about a land you never lived on and that this is a deliberate action by the merchant to provoke and deserved an overreaction, are the one needed to proof your point instead of demanding otherwise. If emphasising a word bothers you and you think it’s an incivility, that’s on you, please don’t lecture me on what the internet are.

      Who would have thought people can be ignorant regardless of religiosity right?

      Ohh? So now you think this isn’t deliberate action to provoke but instead it’s a mistake by the supplier due to not knowing what is and what isn’t sensitive toward others? What moved the goal post?

      • @generalpotato@lemmy.worldEnglish
        -4•7 months ago

        Learn how to emphasize and get your point across better if you’re going to get into arguments. Using caps makes you look like a 12 year old.

        Ohh? So now you think this isn’t deliberate action to provoke but instead it’s a mistake by the supplier due to not knowing what is and what isn’t sensitive toward others? What moved the goal post?

        I didn’t, that was sarcasm for calling my argument as a “conspiracy” when asking for accountability when it hurts Muslims. But please feel free to keep skirting past the issue and keep making pointless statements. Seeing how this isn’t going anywhere, have a good day.