Hijab Singer Discriminated. Why is the Malaysian Insider defending CASTMET?

We would like to state our stand as a true Christian that this particular action by a construction company to discriminate women who wears hijab is not permissible in our country. In this majority Muslim country, we must attend to what is important to improve the sense of unity and pride in our country.

However, the act of this particular construction company is by far one of the worst act of racial hatred we have seen so far. This is also the same as the PTA of Nan Yang Chinese Primary School who insist that the Chinese Muslim teacher must take of her hijab before she can teach.

We condemn these act of racism and ask that our Christian brothers and sisters out there to respect our Muslim friends. We are not at war with them, even though sometimes we are butting heads with the government.

We must pressure all the Federal and State government to promote unity and peace among Malaysians. We also must educate Malaysians that we are one and racism cannot exist in our country.

Malaysia is a melting pot of cultures, religion and ideologies, to attack a person based on their rights of individuality is wrong. We asked that the singer Marinatasha Isnariah Mustapha would forgive those who transgress against her, and we pray that the CASTMET building company would throw away their racist perception towards Muslim women who wear the Hijab as they are practising their right and freedom of religion in this blessed country of ours.

We also would like to warn the Malaysian Insider news portal as they are defending the CASTMET construction company for their racist behaviour.

Hailed in Penang, reviled in Johor Baru, Lithuanian artist moves on with more street murals.

Not wanting to be identified by the public, Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic (pic) covers his face with a basket during a photo shoot at a cafe in Nagor Road, George Town, yesterday. – pic by Hasnoor Hussain, November 22, 2013.

His street murals have brought him fame in Penang in the past two years but last Wednesday Ernest Zacharevic became infamous when his commissioned Lego mural was whitewashed by the authorities in Johor Baru.

The 27-year-old Lithuanian artist described the incident as "not the most pleasant experience” but said it has sparked discussion on what public art was, the social understanding of art, its limits and boundaries, as well as the freedom of artistic expression, which is like the freedom of speech.

"As an artist, I will always stand for that and everyone is entitled to his or her own opinions," he told The Malaysian Insider at his Penang base in George Town yesterday.