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IKIM dismisses khalwat proposal

April 5th, 2008
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Religious scholar dismisses khalwat proposal for non-Muslims
Apr 5, 08 5:33pm

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/80940

One of country’s top religious scholars yesterday lashed out at comments by an Islamic judge that religious laws on close proximity affecting Muslims should be applied to non-Muslims. The issue of syariah or Islamic law is sensitive among non-Muslims here who fear a growing “Islamisation” of the country. » Read more: IKIM dismisses khalwat proposal

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IKIM says no khalwat proposal

April 4th, 2008
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Surprise, surprise, IKIM says it has nothing to do with the proposal to penalise non-muslim partner of khalwat cases. Many people are angry about the idea, and few organisations already made condemning statements. » Read more: IKIM says no khalwat proposal

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Why leaders not condemning khalwat proposal

April 4th, 2008
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Its true that at times we do things that backfire..sort of spit onto your own face. As Islamophobia gains prominence due to actions of some “terrorists” in far-off countries, our fellow countrymen also want to join the fun. They want to be in the papers, so why not do some attention-grabbing noise…err..like charge non muslims for khalwat! » Read more: Why leaders not condemning khalwat proposal

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new secretariat to handle non Muslim worship places in Selangor

April 3rd, 2008
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The [Selangor] executive council has also today set up a three-member secretariat comprising executive councillors Teresa Kok, Dr Xavier Jeyakumar and Liu to handle issues relating to non-Muslim places of worship. According to Xavier, the secretariat has already received numerous complaints from temples representatives as well as trustees regarding problems involving land.  He said the secretariat will work with non-government organisations and religious bodies on the issue of building new temples and would bring the matter to the exco meeting for the final decision. “We will study whether there is a need for them. If they are necessary, we will give approval (to build them),” he said.

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Pahang to review non Muslim worship place

April 3rd, 2008
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What caught my eye was the word ‘liberal”. The article implies things were not so rosy before this in Pahang. On one side we have applications being rejected, and on the other hand we read the “committee on places of worship” will meet more regularly (not to reject more application i guess). So if anything goes wrong now, we can blame the State Secretary. » Read more: Pahang to review non Muslim worship place

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