Sabah Islamic Affairs panel set up

Kota Kinabalu: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor hopes the newly-formed Sabah Islamic Affairs Coordination Committee (Japheis) will refrain from taking any extreme approach that may create anxiety among Sabah’s multi-racial and multi-religious communities.

“We need to be mindful of the fact that Malaysia is a plural country that always prioritise moderation and harmony, which is also in line with the ‘Fiqh Sabahi’ (methodology on preaching) concept practised in Sabah,” he said.

 

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