No caning for Kartika
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — After a series of flip-flops, authorities in Malaysia decided this week that a 32-year old Muslim woman caught drinking beer in violation of Islamic law would not be caned after all.
The controversy may have subsided, pending a legal review, but it has left a bitter aftertaste.
The case of Kartika Sari Dewi [...]
Charge non-Muslims for khalwat say Syariah Lawyers
The Syariah Lawyers Association of Malaysia (PGSM) today threw its support behind a suggestion to charge non-Muslims for khalwat (close proximity) in the civil court, arguing this would be the moral thing to do.
Using the fifth principle of the Rukunegara - good social behaviour and morality (Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan) - as the basis of its [...]
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