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The Threat of Islamic Law in Malaysia

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Jun 30, 2015
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The political debate in Malaysia appears to be trapped in menace as the specter of Kelantan’s barbaric hudud law, which advocates 7th-century punishments including amputation for theft and stoning to death for adultery, among others, continues to loom over the country.

A paper by the Malaysian Islamic Development Department, known as Jakim, that was disc…

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