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PAS and UMNO youth wings urged to lead Muslim unity agenda

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • PAS Youth chief Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden called for closer cooperation with UMNO Youth to advance Muslim unity.
  • He said both groups should build common ground despite their different political backgrounds and histories.
  • Afnan stressed that the proposed Malay-Muslim cooperation should not deny the rights of other ethnic and religious groups.

PAS Youth wants to strengthen its relationship with UMNO Youth and take the lead in what it calls an agenda of Muslim unity.

Its chief, Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden, said the effort must begin now because the future will depend on decisions and actions taken today. He warned that signs of division and increasingly distant relations among Muslims should be addressed before they become harder to repair.

“ Youth must be brave enough to advance this unity agenda early because the future does not form by itself. The future is shaped by the decisions we make today. These decisions and actions must begin now,” he said at the 67th PAS Malaysia Youth Congress in Kota Bharu.

Youth must be brave enough to advance this unity agenda early because the future does not form by itself. The future is shaped by the decisions we make today. These decisions and actions must begin now.

· Afnan Hamimi Taib AzamuddenHe urged PAS Youth and UMNO Youth to start working on unity immediately.

Afnan said the congress theme, “Leading Unity,” carried a responsibility beyond simply discussing cooperation. PAS Youth, he said, should act as a bridge between groups that have grown apart. “We do not want merely to wait for others to open the way. We must become the bridge that brings together the strengths of the ummah that have been separated. The unity we envision does not mean other groups must be erased. We do not want to build Malay-Muslim strength by denying the rights of other races and religions,” he said.

He added that PAS Youth and UMNO Youth had chosen to sit together and serve as a bridge for the broader effort. Their different political backgrounds and histories should not prevent them from finding common ground when the wider interests of the ummah take priority. He said the cooperation began to take shape through PAS and UMNO ties during the Johor state election and later produced visible results in Negeri Sembilan.

We do not want merely to wait for others to open the way. We must become the bridge that brings together the strengths of the ummah that have been separated. The unity we envision does not mean other groups must be erased. We do not want to build Malay-Muslim strength by denying the rights of other races and religions.

· Afnan Hamimi Taib AzamuddenHe described the intended scope of the cooperation and its stated limits.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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