'Chinese cannot be Muslim': Hawker selling halal char kway teow at Bukit Merah accused of converting for more customers

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'Chinese cannot be Muslim': Hawker selling halal char kway teow at Bukit Merah accused of converting for more customers
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Converting to a new religion already comes with its own set of difficulties, but one man has it especially hard. Hawker Anis Ang operates 786 Char Kway Teow at Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre specialising in just one dish — halal char kway teow. Born a Chinese, Ang converted to Islam back in 2011 but just prior to...

Converting to a new religion already comes with its own set of difficulties, but one man has it especially hard.

Previously, this unit belonged to his late grandmother who was selling zi char there for over 20 years before Anis took over and started selling this dish alone. "I won't say I am sad out loud, I just keep it inside," he confessed with furrowed brows, adding that he didn't feel that it was necessary to correct them.

And to reassure those suspicious about his religious stance, he even has his Muslim conversion card, which shows that he converted in 2011, proudly plastered at the front of his stall.

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