PETALING JAYA: The Bon Odori Festival, when the Japanese do the obon dance, is set to go ahead at the Shah Alam Sports Complex on July 16 as the Selangor state government has no objections to it being held.
PETALING JAYA: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Idris Ahmad has been slammed for advising Muslims not to participate in the Bon Odori festival.
Malaysia's Islamic affairs minister Idris Ahmad has advised Muslims to avoid a festival of Japan's traditional summer Bon Odori dance as it contains elements from other religions that go against Islam, according to the official news agency Bernama. "A study conducted by the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) found that…