KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: Muslims in a truly democratic country would allow other Muslims the freedom to leave Islam if they wished, said Muslim Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol. “We are happy when non-Muslims like Cat Stevens embrace Islam, but what if a Muslim wants to become a Christian?” asked Akyol at a public seminar […]
apostasy
MAIPP appeal on apostasy case dismissed
PENANG, 16 March 2009: The Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAIPP) appeal to set aside the decision by the Penang Syariah High Court which declared that Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah @ Tan Ean Huang, 39, was no longer a Muslim was dismissed today. Penang Shariah Appeals Court Syarie Chief Judge/Director of the Malaysian Syariah Judicial Department […]
Agitating Malay Muslims
OVER the past year, several Malay-Muslim groups have been in the headlines. From lawsuits filed against the DAP’s Teresa Kok for allegedly insulting Islam, to campaigns responding to the crisis in Gaza, the defence of Islam and Malay rights has occuppied the national attention, sometimes in frightening ways. Just what are these groups about? What […]
Court ticks off parties in apostasy case
PENANG, 6 Jan 2009: The Penang Syariah Court of Appeal today ticked off both parties in the appeal against a lower court’s decision, which allowed Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah to renounce Islam, after they failed to submit written submissions. “The mistake should not have happened. This thing needs to be attended to seriously,” said Datuk […]
“There is no compulsion in religion”
IN part two of this exclusive interview, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) for Kulim-Bandar Baru, Zulkifli Nordin, shares his views with The Nut Graph about the position of Islam in Malaysia. Although he remains staunch about defending Islam’s position, Zulkifli was surprisingly candid in his asides regarding Islamic laws in Malaysia. On […]
