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    1) The document summarizes an interview conducted with Mohammad Ismail, a Yemeni businessman living in Malaysia. The group asked him questions about his journey to Malaysia and his perceptions of Malaysian society, culture, and reasons for being in the country. 2) Key points from the interview include that Ismail views Malaysia positively for education and business opportunities. He came directly from Yemen for business purposes and was encouraged by his brother already doing business in Malaysia. 3) Ismail finds Malaysian society friendly and helpful to foreigners. He intends to stay in Malaysia as long as his business remains successful there.

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    1) The document summarizes an interview conducted with Mohammad Ismail, a Yemeni businessman living in Malaysia. The group asked him questions about his journey to Malaysia and his perceptions of Malaysian society, culture, and reasons for being in the country. 2) Key points from the interview include that Ismail views Malaysia positively for education and business opportunities. He came directly from Yemen for business purposes and was encouraged by his brother already doing business in Malaysia. 3) Ismail finds Malaysian society friendly and helpful to foreigners. He intends to stay in Malaysia as long as his business remains successful there.

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    1) The document summarizes an interview conducted with Mohammad Ismail, a Yemeni businessman living in Malaysia. The group asked him questions about his journey to Malaysia and his perceptions of Malaysian society, culture, and reasons for being in the country. 2) Key points from the interview include that Ismail views Malaysia positively for education and business opportunities. He came directly from Yemen for business purposes and was encouraged by his brother already doing business in Malaysia. 3) Ismail finds Malaysian society friendly and helpful to foreigners. He intends to stay in Malaysia as long as his business remains successful there.

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    1) The document summarizes an interview conducted with Mohammad Ismail, a Yemeni businessman living in Malaysia. The group asked him questions about his journey to Malaysia and his perceptions of Malaysian society, culture, and reasons for being in the country. 2) Key points from the interview include that Ismail views Malaysia positively for education and business opportunities. He came directly from Yemen for business purposes and was encouraged by his brother already doing business in Malaysia. 3) Ismail finds Malaysian society friendly and helpful to foreigners. He intends to stay in Malaysia as long as his business remains successful there.

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    ETHNIC

    RELATIONS
    INTERVIEW REPORT
    Lecturer: DR. HASMADI BIN
    HASSAN
    GROUP 4
    NO GROUP MEMBERS MATRIC NO
    1 Ahmad Sheriff Bin MA15069
    Mohamed
    Fadhil
    2 Nur Ziana bt Norizat FA15057
    3 Siti Norain Binti Kassim FB15011

    4 A.H.M Nayeem MH14068

    OUR GUEST:

    MOHAMMAD ISMAIL (FROM


    YEMEN)
    OUR GROUP MEMBERS:
    Story behind the interview:
    Our guest was MOHAMMAD ISMAIL from Yemen. He
    is the co-owner of the Arabian restaurant which is in the
    old caf in our campus. Regarding the ethnic relations
    interview we asked him some question about his journey
    from Yemen to Malaysia. We also tried to know his
    thinking about Malaysian society and culture and the
    reason why he is in Malaysia. He was very supportive to
    us.

    We shoot the whole video in our campus. To be specific


    beside block B. it was a beautiful weather at that time.
    We used a mobile camera for the video. During the
    interview season there was too much wind. Because of
    that we replace the audio with the recorded version.

    These interview is a result of our hard work. Every one


    of our group member tried their best to make the
    interview part
    Successful.
    The conversation part of the interview written below:

    Q .What is the perception about Malaysia?


    Asn: When I listen about Malaysia 1st think come to my
    mind that its a good place for education and business.
    Q. How you came into Malaysia?
    Ans: I came here by Yemeni airlines. I came directly
    from Yemen to Malaysia .there was two transits on the
    way, one was in Saudi Arabia and another one was in
    India.
    Q. What do you do here?
    Ans: I do business here. Because I think doing business
    is better here.
    Q. How you got the information about your business?
    Ans: I got the information from my brother. He told me
    that business is good here. He also do business here and
    I observed what he did here.
    Q. How do you adopt into the Malaysian society?
    Ans: They are very helpful and friendly. They are not
    rude with the foreigners.
    Q. Why did you chose Malaysia?
    Ans: its because of business. Doing business is better
    here than any other country. So that I chose Malaysia.
    Q. Do you know how many races here in Malaysia?
    Ans: I think there is a lot of races here. For example
    Muslim, Kristian, Buddha etc.
    Q. By looking at them can you recognize there races?
    Ans: No, I cant. Its not possible to recognize someones
    races only by looking at them. I have to communicate
    with them to understand there races.
    Q. What do you think about the integration here in
    Malaysia?
    Ans: I think its good. They respect each others culture.
    Q. From all the races in Malaysia, which one attract you
    most in terms of art and culture?
    Ans: Chinese ethnic group attract me the most because
    during the Chinese New Year they enjoy a lot by doing
    different dances like the dragon dance and its very
    colourful.
    Q. How they can live peacefully with each other while
    the have different races?
    Ans: I think everyone respect each other and there
    culture also. So that they can live peacefully for years
    and years.
    Q. Do you think Malaysia will able to hold this peace for
    a very long time?
    Ans: yes, I think they can. As long as they keep
    respecting each other they will be able to maintain this
    peaceful situation.
    Q. Whats your opinion about the education system of
    Malaysia?
    Ans: Education system in Malaysia is very good. Almost
    everyone is educated here. So its easy for us to
    communicate with them. Their education system is world
    class.
    Q. Do you know that the education system in Malaysia
    is based on the ethnic group?
    Ans: No, I dont have any idea about that.
    Q. Do you want your children to study in Malaysia?
    Ans: Sure, its a good place for education and a peaceful
    place as well.
    Q. Have you tried any traditional food here?
    Ans: Yes I tried. I tried a food called Nasi lemak. It
    was very good and it wasnt that sweet or sour.
    Q. How much it cost you?
    Ans: The price was around 8-10 ringgit and its depend
    on the place.
    Q. do you think the price is reasonable?
    Ans: Yes I do.
    Q. What are the challenges you are facing in Malaysia?
    Ans: Mainly the weather. The weather is very hot here.
    Also the transportation is a very big problem here. If you
    want to go outside, you have to rent a car every time
    otherwise you have to take a bus which takes more time
    for travelling.
    Q. How long you will stay here?
    Ans: I think as long as the business runs good here I will
    stay here.

    Thats the end of the interview part.

    As conclusion:
    We didnt add or remove anything from the interview
    part except some parts which we used to make the
    question easier for him. The main contain is unchanged.

    As a conclusion of the interview we can say that our


    guest Mohammad Ismail came to Malaysia because he
    thinks that business is better here than his country. He
    also got some information about Malaysia from his
    brother who is doing business here also. His thinking
    about Malaysia is that its a peaceful country. People
    here are very helpful and friendly. As long his business
    runs well here he would like to stay in Malaysia.

    Thank you

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