Activist Siti Kasim Slams Non-halal Lift Sign found at at Malaysian Hotel

Yesterday, Siti Kasim, a lawyer and activist who advocates for human rights posted an image to with a sign that said ‘non-halal lift’ that has since stirred up controversy. She boasts a significant following of approximately 120k collectively and the image was uploaded to both her Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Siti is known for being outspoken and she questioned the rationale behind the sign and tagged ‘Four Points by Sheraton’, which was the hotel chain where the sign was placed. The posts quickly gained attention by netizens, who were mainly dumbfounded.

Some left sarcastic comments like that there would be non-halal toilets and changing rooms soon:

Will we soon have non halal toilet ? and non halal changing rooms ? Bcus a lot of human waste particles will float into the air & it can came fr non halal food consumption after flushing ???
— islander (@domesticgod8) October 3, 2022

Another said that they would not want to stay in such a hotel:

? I wouldn’t want or probably ever will want to stay in a hotel like this where segregation is clearly indicated….wat if they ask me for halah currency?
— Ounces (@Ounces50667295) October 3, 2022

Others had an explanation for this, stating that halal products cannot be moved using the same lift as non-halal products, but Siti quickly retorted saying that there would be no end to this and there soon would be roads that carry non-halal stuff and Grab cars that carry passengers with non-halal things.

So, what's next? Roads that carry non-halal stuff and Grab cars that carry passengers with non halal things? Where does it stop?
— Siti Kasim (@sitikasim) October 3, 2022

Another remarked that this is known as the Halal Control Point (HCP), which to eliminate the potential contamination of halal food products with non-halal components:

Halal Control Point (HCP)
— baturocks (@baturocks) October 3, 2022

One user mentioned that this was probably set in place for logistical reasons:

It's a logistic lift, lift yg angkat barang. Probably Halal Storage & non-Halal storage being strategically separated hence required a separate pathway. For goodness sake, benda benda yg tak kacau sapa sapa ni just let it be. Please la Siti anak perempuan Kasim, just chill.
— ️️Bilal Zainal بلال ابن زين ال ?? (@MBilalZA) October 3, 2022

The Star has since stated that the hotel mentioned that this to ensure they received their halal certification which was part of the requirement set by authorities and that they would reword the sign better.

However, this has not placated Siti Kasim who wants to hear from JAKIM next which is the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia on the rationale they put on this requirement.

Image source: web.facebook.com/sitikasim