In Pursuit of a Peaceful, Tolerant, Moderate, Multi-Racial Malaysia,
Through Compassion, Mercy, Justice, Democracy

G25 Malaysia

G25 is a group of influential Malays, and as a civil society organisation, we are able to play a constructive role as the voice of moderation on religion. G25 comprises a group of individuals, rich with experience in various fields with diverse views but a common goal and common vision.

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Silencing moderate voices

Last week, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a circular banning the book “Breaking the Silence: Voices of Moderation” subtitled “Islam in a constitutional democracy”, first published in December 2015. One of the contributors to the book, Universiti Malaya law professor Azmi Sharom, has been reported saying that the authorities did not in fact explain why they consider the book “prejudicial to public order”. Another contributor Just World director Chandra Muzaffar says that

Politicians never learn

PPBM Chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said its best to forget about the past to create a better political future for the country. In response to Mahathir’s call, Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak said the past must never be forgotten especially in politics, there are many mistakes that must be rectified, that history was a lifelong teacher and we should not forget history as it is an important reference for future generations. “If we do not learn from

Doing the right thing

Doing the right thing

Despite having to weather all sorts of criticisms, Faridah Khalid has persisted in her work to uphold values such as justice, accountability, unity and respect among Malaysians. WHEN Datuk Faridah Khalid became a founding member of G25, a Datuk asked her: “You support LGBT?” The group of prominent Malays came together not long after the Court of Appeal ruled in November 2014 that criminalising cross-dressing was an unreasonable restriction of a person’s freedom of expression.

Breaking The Silence, banned

Breaking The Silence, banned

The G25 has received upsetting news. Our book, "Breaking the Silence: Voices of Moderation" has been banned under the Printing Presses and Publications (Control of Undesirable Publications) (No. 12) Order 2017. Launched by YBM Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah on 5 December 2015 during G25's Public Forum on Islam in a Constitutional Democracy, the book is a compilation of articles written by leading academics, prominent lawyers and social activists to discuss the impact of Islamic bure

Tawfik writes to Conference of Rulers over RUU355 suit

PETALING JAYA: Pro-moderation advocate Mohamed Tawfik Ismail has sent a letter to the Conference of Rulers regarding his suit over the tabling of the proposed amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965. In the letter dated July 21, Tawfik said he wanted to focus the attention of the Rulers on the constitutionality of PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang’s Private Member’s Bill, commonly referred to as RUU355. A day later, he sent another letter to

Launching: Vaccination Awareness

Launching: Vaccination Awareness

The G25 is pleased to announce the launch of two videos on vaccination awareness, entitled “Apa itu Vaksin?” and “Adakah Vaksin Haram dan Sebabkan Autisma?” on 24 July 2017 at the Royal Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur. Last year, several cases of diphtheria, a vaccine-preventable disease, were reported including five fatalities. Almost all of them were children who were not vaccinated. Anti-vaccination movements are not new, to Malaysia nor to the world. Main concerns by Malay Muslim

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