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Divorce Rates In Malaysia According to the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) the number of divorces in Malaysia rose from 17,749 in 2005 to 27,116 in 2009. This means that every 15 minutes a Muslim couple gets divorced. Although Malay Muslims make up 60% of the population of Malaysia, the number of divorces among Muslims makes up [...] Spiritual Sex The pro-polygamy Obedient Wives Club is again in damage control mode as it strives to shake off criticisms arising from the publication of its new book on Islamic sex. It now says that the book did not say that a Muslim man can have sex with all his wives on the same bed. Instead the [...] Sisters In Islam (SIS) Can Finally Keep Its Name In March last year, the Dewan Pemuda Masjid Malaysia, known in English as the Malaysian Assembly of Mosque Youth (MAMY), filed a police report against the women’s advocacy group, Sisters in Islam, alleging that Sisters in Islam is not the lawful name of this organization. In October last year, [...] Moral Policing Against Islamic Values And Fundamental Liberties Sisters in Islam (SIS) has told PAS Youth that its plan to check sinful activities on Valentine’s Day next week is “forbidden in the Quran and Hadith.” Meanwhile PAS itself is backpedaling on the stand taken by PAS Youth, with one PAS MP in Selangor saying that PAS Youth [...] The Marriage That Sparked Calls For Ban To Child Marriage Five months after the marriage of 14-year-old student at a religious school, Siti Maryam Mahmood to a 23-year-old teacher in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur in July, the union suddenly attracted public attention. The publicity followed the couple’s participation in a mass wedding celebration organized by Kuala Lumpur’s [...] Dodging The Issue Can a father who converts to Islam also secretly converts his young children to Islam without the knowledge or consent of his non-Muslim wife? In such a case, should the validity of the children’s conversion be determined exclusively by the Syariah Court? Can the civil courts intervene in such cases? These questions were supposed to [...] Complainant Has No Legal Standing Remember the women’s advocacy group, Sisters in Islam? It was most vocal during the caning saga involving Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno who was caught drinking alcohol in public. In March this year, another NGO, the Malaysian Assembly of Mosque Youth (MAMY) had enough of Sisters in Islam. Malaysian Assembly of [...] Two Adverse Reports On Polygamy Isn’t it obvious that polygamy is not good or desirable? Well, those who need convincing can turn to two recent reports. One, a survey of polygamous families by Sisters In Islam, reveals that the children and the first wives in polygamous marriages do not support such marriages. The other, a research paper [...] |
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