SHAH ALAM – Sabrina Bolivar, daughter of a former high-ranking official of Al-Arqam—now known as GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH)—is raising her voice against the cult, urging the public to stop showing any support or backing to the group.
In a series of TikTok videos, she emphasised the veracity of the troubling stories surrounding GISBH and expresses concern over the increasing online backing for the group.
She aims to shed light on the dangers of the organsaation and to warn others about the hidden realities within.
"I have seen many people backing the cult on TikTok and on the Internet, so I feel like I have to say something to raise awareness, especially in Malaysia," she said, revealing that she was rescued by her grandmother when she was six-years old, along with her three other siblings and mother.
Sabrina, who is a content creator and currently living in France, also addressed the alleged agenda to bring down a "Malay-Muslim business”, stating that it was not about business but about the cult’s mistreatment towards the family institution especially children.
"I know this because I was one of them,” she said, adding that her father had 28 children and her mother was the fourth wife.
On the boycott of GISBH-owned restaurants, she said she been boycotting the eateries and businesses since she was young due to her traumatising experience being in the group.
Sabrina described life in the cult with 28 siblings neglected and unhygienic where they had to share one bath towel among themselves and have a meal from one big "talam” (large, round platter).
"I experienced it with my own eyes. My mom was separated from my father when I was seven and when I visited his home in Rawang, all my siblings in the house were sharing a towel and the toilet was super dirty.
"I even puked because we were served fried noodles every day in a single tray," she said.
She emphasised that the kind of neglect and abuse was the reality for GISB members.
Sabrina also disclosed that many other children were sent to male leaders to be "taken care of”, adding that many did not even know who took care of these children to begin with.
"They are not even taking care of the kids, they left them to be taken care by strangers and you can only imagine what happens behind closed doors, right? This is not the Islam that the Prophet had taught us.
"That is part of the trauma I had when I was a kid and I was one of the 28 kids that my father had, we all have child abandonment issues because of him being too busy with the group," Sabrina added.
She said her father would only visit her and the siblings once in two years before he died when she was 17.
Sabrina further urged the public to stop backing them since they functioned as a cult that was involved with neglect and abuse cases involving children and women.
"The arrest, evidence and police investigation are proof that they are illegal, a cult and deviant. It is all true. Stop supporting them,” she said.