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Controversy Over Introduction Of Hudud Law In Malaysia

nuryn — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:12:05 +0000

Controversy Rumbles On

The controversy over whether hudud law should be adopted in Malaysia continues to rumble on even though the Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassim had declared quite early on (on Sept 22) that the federal government would not implement hudud law because Malaysian society was not ready for it. Only a few days [...]

Kelantan’s Proposed Scheme For Reducing Divorce Rate Opposed

nuryn — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:12:38 +0000

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 [...]

Malaysia – Obedient Wives Club Publishes Book On Islamic Sex

yessir — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:12:20 +0000

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 [...]

Is Misinterpretation Of Islam The Basis Of Discrimination Against Women In Saudi Arabia?

nuryn — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:12:10 +0000

Discrimination Against Women In Saudi Arabia

Saudi women are campaigning hard to be able to drive on the roads, to vote in municipal elections, to be able to go to work without having first to get the permission of their male guardians – all things that their western counterparts take as a matter of course. Could the [...]

Malaysia – MAMY Withdraws Appeal So Sisters In Islam Can Keep Its Name

yessir — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:12:42 +0000

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, [...]

Malaysia – PAS Youth Rebuked By SIS Over Valentine’s Day Stand

yessir — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:12:33 +0000

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 [...]

Malaysian Government Does Not Intend To Ban Child Marriage

nuryn — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:11:43 +0000

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 [...]

Child Conversion To Islam – Malaysian Court Refused To Rule On Case

yessir — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:12:16 +0000

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 [...]

Malaysia – Sisters In Islam Can Keep Its Name

yessir — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:12:44 +0000

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 [...]

Polygamy Is Not Good Or Desirable

nuryn — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:37:48 +0000

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 [...]