In Malaysia, Watch Out for the Valentine’s Day Police
Lovers in Malaysia beware: The Valentine’s Day police are on the way. Parts of Muslim Malaysia have long been uneasy with the largely Christian Valentine’s Day holiday, which celebrates romance and, some say, certain sinful activities including various types of canoodling.
So this year, the youth wing of the country’s opposition Islamic party, Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), will be working to make sure Muslim residents behave, says Youth Chief Nasrudin Hasan Tantawi.
According to Mr. Nasrudin, beginning the night of Feb. 13 and all through the 14th – Valentine’s Day — PAS Youth members will fan out across Malaysia to hand out leaflets promoting sin-free lifestyles and to talk to youths about moral Islamic values.