INTRODUCTION

Discrimination refers to unfair treatment of individuals, in which the service is based on a

group represented by the individual. Discrimination is a practice that is commonly found in
human society. Discrimination can be done by individuals, institutions, firms, and even by the
government itself (M. N. Aizat Othman,!"#.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Malaysia prides itself on being a multi$cultural Muslim country. %hese ethnic groups profess
different religions including &induism, 'uddhism, &induism, (i)hism, and *hristianity.
'ecause there are many different religions in Malaysia, some places or organizations
belonging to another race or religion prevents someone else perform the duties of their
respective religions. +or e,ample, li)e wearing the hi-ab. .n .slam, wearing the hi-ab is
compulsory to Muslim women. (ome organizations do not accept the application of wearing
of hi-ab among their employees due to the dress code set by the organization.
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
%o identify the current issue of discrimination in Malaysia
%o determine the causes of the discrimination issue
LITERATURE REVIEW
Discrimination can be divided into several types such as age discrimination, se,, health, races
and religion (M. N. Aizat Othman, !"#. /eligious discrimination involves treating a person
(an applicant or employee# unfavourably because of his or her religious beliefs.
/eligious discrimination can also involve treating someone differently based on wor)
situation, harassment, dress code, segregation, reasonable accommodation, dress code
policies, undue hardship, and employment policies. .n this assignment more focus on the
dress code of the organization which is not acceptance of wearing hi-ab.
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METHOD
.n this assignment, we use methods such as the internet to find some articles and newspaper
to get information for this assignment. %he several articles which are in year (eptember 0,
!"0 that is entitled Discrimination of &i-ab .ssue1 Muslim 2irl Disappointed 'ecause Did
Not Acceptance 3or)ing in 45** 'ecause Of 3earing &i-ab in +aceboo) by Aida (ue.
Another article is about %he 6,pressions of &otel 3or)ers Oppressed 'ecause 3earing &i-ab
by Nurul Asyi)in at 3ednesday, 7une 8, !"9.
FINDING
'ased on the several articles we see show that, although .slam is the official religion in
Malaysia, but the practice of .slam in Malaysia does not indicate the role of .slam as the
official religion in Malaysia. %his is because, if the country is Malaysia based on .slamic
religion, the issue of the wearing hi-ab should not arise. %he article also states the victim is
a post graduate from the :nited 4ingdom. 3hile studying there, wearing the hi-ab there
was never an issue, even though the :nited 4ingdom is not a Muslim official religion, but
Malaysia is the country;s official religion status of .slam ma)es the issue of wearing hi-ab
in some organizations.
DISCUSSION
.n our opinion, the issue of wearing hi-ab should not arise in several organizations in
Malaysia. %his is because .slam is the official religious of Malaysia. %he organization must
follow the other religious practice as the mar) of respect to another religious especially .slam.
(o, the issue of wearing the hi-ab should not arise in some of company. %he government also,
should update the dress code in all Malaysian company that allows the wearing of hi-ab
among Muslim woman in all organization.
CONCLUSION
As the conclusion, there is a lot of discrimination happen nowadays. .slam is the official
religious in Malaysia some of the company have already decided their dress code, the
wearing of hi-ab is a must in Muslim woman, the company shouldn<t arise that issue as the
mar) of respect to .slam religious.
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REFERENCE
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