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Authorities in the Malaysian state of Pahang are so upset by “slanderous comments” on the internet that the government has hired three pensioners to write respectful blog posts.
The Pahang Government has appointed three pensioners as bloggers to thwart slanderous comments and allegations posted on the Internet.
State Information, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Mohd [...]
So says Datuk Faiza Tamby Chik, a retired high court judge, speaking to an international symposium on comparative law.
Citing the case of Lina Joy’s renunciation of Islam, Faiza said the high court in its decision ruled that a Malay under Article 160(2) of the Federal Constitution remained in the Islamic faith until his or her [...]
Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council (!) has issued an edict banning unlady-like behaviour in women, or “tomboyism”. Women dressing or behaving like men is said to be forbidden in Islam.
According to the chairman of the National Fatwa Council, Abdul Shukor Husin, many young women admire the was [sic] men dress and behave, which is a [...]
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