Perak mufti Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria urged authorities to
reconsider awarding licences for cinemas today, claiming that Muslims frequent
them not to watch films but to indulge in “hanky panky”.
In a report by news portal Astro Awani, Harussani was quoted
saying cinemas are a form of “vice” that is detrimental to the faith of Muslims
in this country.
“The cinemas themselves are a vice, what more sitting at
couple seats that encourage others to commit vice in the cinemas,” Harussani
told Awani.
“No licence should have been awarded, they are there not to
watch movies, but to ‘beromen’,” he added, using the Malay slang that roughly
means “hanky panky”, but which is also used to mean “having sex”.
Harussani also urged religious enforcers to nab unmarried
couples whenever they see any, and not just in cinemas.
“We spend so much money for preaching, but our own side is
encouraging vice,” said Harussani.
“The cinemas are already showing ‘romen’ stories, people who
watch them want to ‘romen’ at their own seats; I don’t get why all this is
happening.”
Awani reported earlier today that a cinema outlet has banned
unmarried Muslims from selecting couple’s seats — adjoining seats without an
armrest separating the two — when frequenting its outlets in Perak.
The report said that the Lotus Five Star (LFS) cinema in
Seri Iskandar, a township with several tertiary education institutions, had
issued the ban following “advice” from the Perak Tengah Municipal Council.
It is unknown what by-law authorises the council to advise
LFS’s management to implement the ban.
It is also unclear how the cinema enforces the ban or what
action will be taken for those who defy it.
Malay Mail Online cannot yet reach LFS or the council for
verification.
LFS operates over 25 cinemas across the country, and is
popularly known for showing Hindi and Tamil films.
Source –Malay Mail Online-
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