Malaysia

UPDATE: Malaysia: Family law bill unjust to Malaysian Muslim women

Sisters in Islam share the good news that, because of your overwhelming support and help in response to our previous appeal, the Malaysian government recently announced that it would put on hold the gazetting of the controversial Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Bill 2005. The bad news is that this non-gazettement is only valid for the Federal Territories, and not for the remaining states in the federation of Malaysia that have adopted these unjust amendments into their respective Islamic Family Laws. Since Islam is a state matter, it means that Muslim women living in these 11 states continue to be affected by its unjust clauses. They urge you to express your concern ...

Malaysia: Comment - a setback for Muslim women

As a Muslim mother with a teenage daughter, I am chilled by the passage of the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Bill 2005 on 22 December 2005.

Malaysia: Family law bill unjust to Malaysian Muslim women

We have received this open appeal for support from like-minded Muslim organizations and individuals around the globe to protest the recent passing of the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Bill 2005 by the Malaysian Senate.

Malaysia: Muslim burial for Malaysian hero

Lawyers for the dead man's relatives say the ruling leaves non-Muslims little protection in family disputes considered under Islamic law.

الإسلام، الدستور، وبعض القضايا الخلافية في ماليزيا

Malaysia: Malaysia law to protect first wives

Malaysia is moving to protect the financial rights of first wives whose husbands take another spouse, according to the New Straits Times.

Malaysia: Sisters take on scholars in battle for Islam

Zainah Anwar is a good Muslim. She is also an outspoken campaigner for women's rights. To many Muslim men in Malaysia and beyond, these two facts are barely compatible.

Malaisie: La réunion ministérielle du MNA sur les femmes adopte la déclaration de Putrajaya

La réunion ministérielle du Mouvement des non-alignés (MNA) sur les femmes a adopté, lors de sa session de fermeture mardi, une déclaration appelant à l'indépendance des femmes et à la réalisation de l'égalité des sexes et de la parité.

Malaysia: The ‘non-debate’ in the Muslim world - revisiting the ethics of difference in Islam

In part one of this series Dyala Hamzah and myself (Farish A Noor) looked at the structural factors that have inhibited the growth and development of a public sphere in the contemporary Muslim world.

Malaysia: Dissent is part of justice

Islah (reform) as sulh signifies peaceful action which leads to reconciliation and accord. Sulh is sometimes rendered as consensus, a democratic precept by any other name.