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Official Religious Orthodoxy Driving Malaysia to Extremes

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Albert
Jun 02, 2016
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Malaysia likes to present itself as a moderate Muslim state and it is fairly credited with cracking down on terrorism or individuals trying to join ISIS in Syria/Iraq or al-Qaeda related groups.

Yet even some Islamic scholars are now accusing the government itself of fostering extremism through official actions. The government interferes with religious i…

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