{"id":1698,"date":"2014-04-19T11:26:12","date_gmt":"2014-04-19T11:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2014-04-20T11:29:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-20T11:29:51","slug":"malaysians-protest-against-obama-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/malaysians-protest-against-obama-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysians protest against Obama visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Malaysia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1699\" alt=\"Malaysia\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Malaysia.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Malaysia.jpg 432w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Malaysia-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a>About 100 Malaysian activists protested Friday outside the US Embassy against the coming visit by President Barack Obama, denouncing him as an enemy of Islam.<br \/>\nThe demonstration underscored the delicate nature of Obama&#8217;s trip to Muslim-majority Malaysia, which will make him the first siting US president to visit in nearly half a century, a period marked by mutual distrust.<br \/>\nThe protesters marched to the embassy in Kuala Lumpur from a nearby mosque after Friday afternoon prayers, shouting \u201cGod is great\u201d and \u201cObama is the enemy of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).\u201d<br \/>\nThey also bore placards and banners saying: \u201cUS is axis of evil\u201d and handed out leaflets saying \u201cReject Obama, World&#8217;s No. 1 Terrorist.\u201d<br \/>\nThey dispersed after about 15 minutes.<br \/>\nMalaysia has opposed US wars in the Middle East and supports the establishment of a Palestinian state.<br \/>\nObama embarks on a week-long Asia tour next week that will bring him to Malaysia April 26-28.<br \/>\nThe last US president to visit was Lyndon Johnson in 1966.<br \/>\nUS-Malaysia relations have been marked by rancor in recent decades, particularly during the tenure of former authoritarian premier Mahathir Mohamed from 1981-2003, who was harshly critical of US policy around the world.<br \/>\nCurrent Prime Minister Najib Razak has taken a more friendly tone toward the West, but he is restrained by conservative elements in his Muslim-dominated government.<br \/>\nObama will also visit South Korea, Japan and the Philippines at a time of unease around the region over China&#8217;s rise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/malaysians-protest-against-obama-visit\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 100 Malaysian activists protested Friday outside the US Embassy against the coming visit by President Barack Obama, denouncing him as an enemy of Islam. 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