'They're celebrating Eid away from their family, the last thing they need is to have the community they work in tell them they're not welcomed.'
In response to the comments on their Instagram thread, Muis apologised for the “phrasing of the notice” during the late afternoon, saying they did not intend to “discriminate against our Muslim migrant brothers”.
Twitter user Alif Sutrisno said: “Remember how we treated during the pandemic in the name of health and safety? We've let them down before. Please let's not do this again. Many Muslim commenters also underscored the point that “all Muslims should be welcomed to the mosque for prayer, especially during Eid.”
“Muis could have worked with dorms and picked a venue for the Muslim migrant workers to perform the Eid prayer together and have the session in Bengali – if its intention is to help the workers perform their Eid prayers in comfort – instead of just telling the workers to sort it out themselves.
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