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    Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of the Islamist party PAS, said that PAS is working well with its Pakatan Rakyat coalition partners of DAP and PKR. However, Hadi warned that PAS will quit the pact if Islam and the Malay population lose out under the coalition. Hadi said the PR partnership has empowered Malays and Islam by helping PAS candidates like Dr. Siti Mariah Mahmud and Fuziah Salleh win elections in mixed-race areas. Recent debates over issues like the use of the word "Allah" have increased unease among Malays amid fears over their constitutional rights. The national elections that must be called by April will likely see increased

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    long term policy of PAS to stay with PR. May not be relevant if it splits from the association

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    Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of the Islamist party PAS, said that PAS is working well with its Pakatan Rakyat coalition partners of DAP and PKR. However, Hadi warned that PAS will quit the pact if Islam and the Malay population lose out under the coalition. Hadi said the PR partnership has empowered Malays and Islam by helping PAS candidates like Dr. Siti Mariah Mahmud and Fuziah Salleh win elections in mixed-race areas. Recent debates over issues like the use of the word "Allah" have increased unease among Malays amid fears over their constitutional rights. The national elections that must be called by April will likely see increased

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    Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of the Islamist party PAS, said that PAS is working well with its Pakatan Rakyat coalition partners of DAP and PKR. However, Hadi warned that PAS will quit the pact if Islam and the Malay population lose out under the coalition. Hadi said the PR partnership has empowered Malays and Islam by helping PAS candidates like Dr. Siti Mariah Mahmud and Fuziah Salleh win elections in mixed-race areas. Recent debates over issues like the use of the word "Allah" have increased unease among Malays amid fears over their constitutional rights. The national elections that must be called by April will likely see increased

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    2/17/13

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    Malaysia
    Feb 17, 2013

    Hadi: Pakatan ties smooth but PAS will quit pact if Islam, Malays lose out
    KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has said that the Pakatan Rakyats (PR) three partners are working well with each other but PAS will not hesitate to quit the pact should Islam and Malays lose out in coalition politics. The Islamist party presidents declaration last night, reportedly made in front of a 10,000-strong crowd in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, appeared an attempt to shore up support from the countrys biggest demographic group ahead of Election 2013. If that pact does not benefit Islam and Malays, PAS will exit PR! Without a doubt, he was quoted as saying by Sinar Harian, which carried the news on its front-page today. The Malay daily reported Hadi (picture) saying there were no issues currently within the three PR partners and that he was confident their collaboration would not impact the Malays in a negative way, who are constitutionally defined to

    also be Muslims.

    The Marang MP was also reported saying the PR political partnership with DAP and PKR had in fact empowered the Malays and Islam. In fact, we have succeeded in making a paradigm shift with the victories of candidates like Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud, Fuziah Salleh who fought with non-Malay Muslim candidates and were won by Malay and non-Muslim voters. Thats the big change we have created, the opposition leader was reported saying. Dr Siti Mariah is PAS MP for Kota Raja while her PKR colleague, Fuziah, is MP for Kuantan. Both are urban federal seats with a mixed racial demography. Recently, an unsettled feeling among the countrys biggest demographic group has been perceived to be growing amid widespread rumours that their constitutional rights were being challenged by minority groups. The issue of race and religion which are inseparable subjects in Malaysia have become major electoral fodder ahead of national polls that must be called by April when the ruling Barisan Nasionals mandate expires. In particular, debate over the use of the word Allah to call god among non-Muslims remains a hot-button topic as many Muslims nationwide believe the Arabic word to be exclusive to Islam, despite a 2009 High Court ruling it otherwise.

    www.themalaysianinsider.com/print/malaysia/hadi-pakatan-ties-smooth-but-pas-will-quit-pact-if-islam-malays-lose-out/

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