Guest guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Woman free after Hindu marriage lock-up from: Reuters August 11, 2007 [Note: a different case than posted here earlier, but a similar situation.] Islamic authorities in Malaysia have freed a Muslim woman after detaining her for four months for marrying a Hindu, the couple's lawyer said. The Selangor state Islamic authorities have, however, ordered the 25-year-old ethnic Indian woman to live separately from her husband, arguing that her year-old marriage was illegal under Islam. In Malaysia, Muslims cannot marry non-Muslims. [....] A prominent rights lawyer questioned the decision to separate Najeera from her husband. " I don't think there's a legal basis for them to do it, " Malik Imtiaz Sarwar said. " I don't know whether they can do that. I don't see where the powers to do so is. " " If she is saying she is not a Muslim, the Constitution guarantees her right to say that and nobody can order her to do anything other than that. " Officials could not be immediately reached for comment on the woman's release and the order that she stay with her parents. Just over half of Malaysia's 26 million people are Malays, who are Muslims by definition. Ethnic Chinese and Indians form the sizeable minorities and they practice either Buddhism, Christianity or Hinduism. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22228 416-663,00.html or http://tinyurl.com/2rrwgu -- In , " Devi Bhakta " <devi_bhakta wrote: > > SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (July 6, 2007): A Muslim-born woman who was > forced to spend six months in an Islamic rehabilitation center > because she wants to live as a Hindu said Friday after her release > that she will never return to her original faith. > > Revathi Masoosai, 29, said officials at the center tried to make her > pray as a Muslim, [....] > <http://news./s/ap/20070706/ap_on_re_as/malaysia_religious_di > spute_1> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 , " msbauju " <msbauju wrote: > > > Woman free after Hindu marriage lock-up > from: Reuters > August 11, 2007 > > [Note: a different case than posted here earlier, but > a similar situation.] > > Islamic authorities in Malaysia have freed a Muslim > woman after detaining her for four months for marrying > a Hindu, the couple's lawyer said. > > The Selangor state Islamic authorities have, however, > ordered the 25-year-old ethnic Indian woman to live > separately from her husband, arguing that her year-old > marriage was illegal under Islam. > > In Malaysia, Muslims cannot marry non-Muslims. > > [....] > A prominent rights lawyer questioned the decision to > separate Najeera from her husband. > > " I don't think there's a legal basis for them to do it, " > Malik Imtiaz Sarwar said. " I don't know whether they > can do that. I don't see where the powers to do so is. " > > " If she is saying she is not a Muslim, the Constitution > guarantees her right to say that and nobody can order her > to do anything other than that. " > > Officials could not be immediately reached for comment > on the woman's release and the order that she stay with > her parents. > > Just over half of Malaysia's 26 million people are > Malays, who are Muslims by definition. Malays not equal to Muslim. Islam is a foreign religion brought in to the SEA by the Arabs. Before the coming of the Arabs, Malays re traditionally hindus. There are many malays in Malaysia and Singapore who are hindus, christians and embracing other faith. The problem is the there are others trying to blackout this statictics. The numbers are growing. They are going back to their roots. Perhaps its time for the non muslim Malays to rise and come out in the open make their presence felt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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