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Young Imam (Imam Muda) – A Hit TV Show In Malaysia

The Young Imam Show

A televised search for Malaysia’s most eligible young Muslim leader has caught the country by storm.  Following closely to the modus operandi of the “American Idol” and Britain’s “The X Factor”, Malaysia’s “Imam Muda” or “Young Imam” is a different spin and features ten good-looking male contestants aged between 18 and 27, including [...]

Women Caning – Malaysia In Damage Control Mode

So now 3 totally unknown, unnamed and unexpected Muslim women have beaten Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno to become the first woman to be caned in Malaysia.  Following Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein’s announcement of the caning of 3 Muslim women for engaging in illicit sex, news that Malaysia has joined other Muslim nations in caning women spread round [...]

Malaysia – Government Filed Appeal On Allah Ruling

On Monday, the Home Ministry filed an appeal to the Court of Appeal against the ruling by High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan allowing the Roman Catholic’s magzine, The Herald, to use the word “Allah” in its publication. This was followed by a separate application filed with the Kuala Lumpur High Court for a stay of [...]

Malaysia – Update on Manohara “Be Loyal” Case

Remember the case of runaway Indonesian teen model Manohara Odelia Pinot who was ordered by Syarie Judge Mohd Yusof Awang from the Syariah High Court to be loyal to her Kelantanese prince husband and to pay back Rm 1,112,250 (approximately US$327,000) owed to him? Here is an update.

The Kelantan prince, the Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad [...]

Malaysia – Reactions To Allah Ruling

So how did Malaysian Muslims react to the New Year’s eve High Court ruling by  Judge Lau Bee Lan that the Roman Catholic’s weekly, The Herald, can continue to use the word “Allah” in its publication? 

First, the Prime Minister’s Department said it will, in cooperation with the Home Ministry, appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision. [...]

Malaysia – Judge Rules Allah Name Not Exclusive To Islam

The High Court in Malaysia has just ruled that a government ban on the Roman Catholic’s publication, The Herald, for using the word “Allah” is unconstitutional.   Judge Lau Bee Lan said the Home Minister’s decision to ban The Herald is illegal, null and void.  In effect the judge agreed with Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Murphy Pakiam, [...]

Malaysia – High Court Ruled Manohara And Mother Defamed Husband

While the news of late has been about the Syariah High Court’s order to runaway Indonesia teenage model Manohara Odelia Pinot to obey her Kelantan prince husband Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra by returning to him, let’s not forget that early last month the husband had won a demation suit against both Manohara Odelia Pinot [...]

Malaysia – Syariah Court To Manohara: “Be Loyal”

Syarie Judge Mohd Yusof Awang from the Syariah High Court has ordered runaway Indonesian teen model Manohara Odelia Pinot to be loyal to her Kelantanese prince husband and to pay back Rm 1,112,250 (approximately US$327,000) owed to him.

Syarie Judge Mohd Yusof  Awang said: “I am satisfied with the testimony of the plaintiff and witnesses and order that [...]

Malaysia – Another Case Of Muslim Trying To Renounce Faith

Malaysia is seeing another case of a converted Muslim woman trying to renounce her Islamic faith.  20 years ago, Banggarma Subramaniam and her 3 siblings ended up at a government orphanage in Penang state.  At the tender age of 7, Banggarma Subramaniam was converted to Islam by welfare officials.  That was in 1989.  Now 27-year old Banggarma Subramaniam wants [...]

Malaysia – “No” To Christian Allah

The Malaysian government has been fighting the Roman Catholic Church for some time over the latter’s use of the word “Allah” in its Christian literature.  The Malaysian government believes that “Allah” is the name of God in Islam, and that no other deity can have that name. There is therefore no such thing as a Christian [...]