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Thursday September 17, 2009

In Malaysia, caning wins support among Muslims

The end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan this weekend could see Islamic authorities in Malaysia carry out the country’s first caning sentence on a woman, a punishment that is fast gaining support among the country’s Muslim population.

Negative news reports regarding Islam’s growing influence has bruised Malaysia’s image as a moderate Muslim state with some commentators highlighting what they see as undesirable Islamic influences in their own countries, Reuters reports.

In our opinion, Islamic law has no place in modern, civilized society, and should not be tolerated in any form.
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Monday April 23, 2007

Malaysia:

Malaysia asks Interpol for help in tracing sect founders

Police have sought help from Interpol to trace a motivational expert and his wife believed to have fled the country after a Muslim religious court accused them of setting up a sect of Islam.
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Thursday June 15, 2006

Malaysia:

Malaysia: Security ministry bans 18 books

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 (Bernama) -- Eighteen books published locally and overseas have been banned by the Internal Security Ministry under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 as they have been deemed to be able to disrupt peace and harmony.
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Wednesday October 26, 2005

Malaysia:

Four dead in police clash with sect in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A clash between police and machete-wielding members of a shadowy Islamic sect on Indonesia's eastern Sulawesi island has killed four people, three of them officers, a senior policeman said on Wednesday.
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Saturday July 30, 2005

Malaysia:

Gems pawned to post bail

JERTEH: Having pawned their jewellery and borrowed money to post bail on Thursday, 27 followers of the Sky Kingdom sect wasted no time returning home after spending a week in prison and in the police lockup.
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Thursday November 6, 2003

Malaysia:

Malaysia bans tales of the supernatural

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, which strictly censors foreign movies and books, has decided to ban tomes with "ghostly" tales and those touching on the supernatural, reports said on Thursday.
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Wednesday July 30, 2003

Malaysia:

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The Star (Malaysia), July 30, 2003
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