MAPIM Denounces Anti-Malaysia Tirade as Xenophobic, Islamophobic, and Economically Illiterate

Malaysian Consultative Council of Islam Organizations
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PRESS STATEMENT

BILL O’REILLY’S RACIST MOCKERY OF MALAYSIA EXPOSES COLONIAL MENTALITY AND WESTERN ARROGANCE

Date: 18 April 2025

We categorically denounce the vile, racist, and arrogant remarks made by far-right US commentator Bill O’Reilly, who mocked Malaysia’s economy and ridiculed the dignity of the Malaysian people in a now-viral video.

To say that “Malays aren’t going to buy your stuff, they don’t have any money” is not only an outright lie — it is an insult to the 33 million citizens of Malaysia, a sovereign, economically developing Muslim-majority nation that has been forging powerful regional and global trade partnerships, including with China.

This remark reeks of colonial-era arrogance, supremacist ignorance, and deep-seated Islamophobia. Bill O’Reilly, a known peddler of right-wing propaganda, is no authority on global economics, diplomacy, or Southeast Asian affairs. His comment reflects a persistent Western pathology: the inability to accept the economic rise and independence of nations beyond the Anglo-American axis.

We reject his economic illiteracy outright:

●Malaysia is a key ASEAN economy with a GDP exceeding USD 400 billion, a global leader in halal industries, semiconductor manufacturing, palm oil exports, and a central actor in South-South cooperation.

●The recent visit of President Xi Jinping marked the deepening of strategic ties between Malaysia and China, culminating in 31 MoUs that span cutting-edge technology, AI, green energy, and maritime development.

●Malaysians are not poor — Malaysians are proud, resourceful, and forward-looking. Our economic strength is built on resilience, not war profiteering and neocolonial plunder.

We stand behind Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s response, calling out O’Reilly’s imperialist mindset — a relic of a dying worldview where the West speaks and the rest obeys.

MAPIM calls on:

1. All Malaysians to reject such attacks on our dignity with unity and pride;
2. ASEAN leaders to speak out against Western condescension;
3. Global Muslim organizations to recognize this as not just an insult to Malaysia, but to the broader Muslim world.

Bill O’Reilly’s comments reflect more than ignorance — they reflect a toxic mix of racism, Islamophobia, and cultural superiority complex. These ideas belong in the dustbin of history.

Malaysia will not be bullied. The world no longer kneels to imperial tongues.

Issued by:

Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid
President
Majlis Perundingan Pertubuhan Islam Malaysia (MAPIM)