The Endangered Rights of Women in Malaysia

A woman’s personal experience with loss and anger

By: Dr. Kamsiah Haider

Last week, Dr. Kamsiah Haider, one of Kuala Lumpur’s most prominent dental surgeons and a follower of moderate Islam, wrote in opposition to an Islamic official’s suggestion that women could be beaten. She now writes about her own experience with the loss of her children to an institution that places the rights of men and Muslims a…