Malaysia terminates 'un-Islamic' vampire exhibition

[Talibatul Ilm]

I thought this was pretty hardcore lol


Malaysia terminates 'un-Islamic' vampire exhibition
Source: The Independent

By Ruth Elkins Published: 15 April 2007 A Malaysian state has closed down an exhibition on ghosts, ghouls and supernatural beings after Islamic clerics declared it detrimental to Muslims' faith. The exhibition at the state museum capitalises on widespread fascination in Malaysia with other-worldly creatures from local mythology. Artefacts on display reportedly included alleged carcasses of vampires and a phoenix. Abdul Shukor Husin, chairman of the fatwa council which advises the government on Islamic regulations, was quoted as saying: "We don't want to promote a belief in tahyul [supernatural] and khurafat [superstition] which we do not know about. We do not need to focus on such things or play them up by having such exhibitions." Some 60 per cent of the 26 million population are Muslims. Last year, a three-month exhibition on "Mysteries, Genies, Ghosts and Coffins" drew tens of thousands of visitors to view, among other objects, a preserved mermaid, the shrivelled skeletal remains of a half-woman, half-snake, and a goblin in a bottle. Critics were divided between those who accused it of being un-Islamic and others who suggested the items could be fakes.

[Muezzin]

Weird article.

Please post the link to the article if possible.

[Talibatul Ilm]

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...cle2449982.ece

[syilla]

i never understand...why they love this kind of stuffs

Malaysia issues fatwa on ghosts





Genies are also a target of the decree [AP]

A Malaysian museum has closed an exhibition on supernatural beings after Islamic religious authorities issued a fatwa, or decree, against it, state media have reported.

The National Fatwa Council had ruled on Thursday that exhibitions on ghosts, ghouls and supernatural beings were forbidden, as they could undermine the faith of Muslims.


Abdul Shukor Husin, the council's chair, was quoted as saying that "supernatural beings are beyond the comprehension of the human mind."

"We don't want to expose Muslims to supernatural and superstitious beliefs," the Berita Harian newspaper quoted him as saying.





Mythical attractions

Thousands of visitors had attended musuem in the western state of Negri Sembilan since it launched the ghost and genie exhibition on March 10, due to run until May 31.

Its curator had previously resisted calls from Malaysia's arts minister and a religious leader for it to be shut down amid criticism that encouraging a belief in ghosts was un-Islamic.

But Kamaruddin Siaraf, Negeri Sembilan's state secretary and chair of the state museum board, said the exhibition was terminated after the National Fatwa Council ruled against such events.

He said the decision was made out of respect for the council's views, the state Bernama news agency reported.

Malaysian government officials have already called for a ban another exhibition in a state museum that has put on display decaying objects described as the carcasses of a genie and a mythical phoenix bird.

Last year more than 200,000 people attended an exhibition of about 100 coffins, ghosts and genies that organisers claimed included relics of mermaids and vampires.

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[north_malaysian]

On December 2006, they did the exhibition in Penang... I'm not interested to go at all.... but tens of thousands been there....

[north_malaysian]

Plus since 2003, there are LOTS of Malaysian ghost movies in the cinema (those kind of film were banned a decade ago)

The latest horror movie, "Jangan Pandang Belakang" (Dont look back!) has the reputation as the scariest movie of all. My youngest sister watched it last Saturday... and until today she is so scared to sleep alone... and never switch off her bedroom's lights.

Ghost movies can make people mad, I think.

[KAding]

Ghost movies can make people mad, I think.

Mad? How?

[north_malaysian]

Mad? How?

It can make u mad by thinking that there are ghosts everywhere looking at you and waiting to drink your blood.

I dont know about Europe. But, in Asia... it's so easy to see those ghosts... TAPS should come here. kay:

Another thing about ghosts.... the Malays and Thais adhered to different religions but the ghosts and the taboos are almost 100% the same. What a weird world.......