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Thu, 01 Feb 2018
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Thu, 13 Jul 2017
Malaysian state votes to allow public caning for breaching sharia code
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High Court rules against sharia-only divorce claim
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Sadikur Rahman says implementing official recommendations on sharia 'courts' would entangle civil and religious law and undermine vulnerable women's rights. The Government should instead secularise the marriage laws.
The Government should be wary of its review on sharia ‘law’
Wed, 07 Feb 2018
Sadikur Rahman says implementing official recommendations on sharia 'courts' would entangle civil and religious law and undermine vulnerable women's rights. The Government should instead secularise the marriage laws.
The Government should be wary of its review on sharia ‘law’
Wed, 07 Feb 2018
As a theme park lifts its ban on Sikh ceremonial swords, NSS campaigns director Stephen Evans questions the wisdom behind religious exemptions from generally applicable rules.
Beware the drip drip of religious exemptions
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
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Sharia reviews and the case for non-accommodation and non-regulation
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