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sharia law in Malaysia
![Malaysia’s Court System Struggles With the Rise of State-Level Theocracy Malaysia’s Court System Struggles With the Rise of State-Level Theocracy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-23-050559.jpg)
Malaysia’s Court System Struggles With the Rise of State-Level Theocracy
By Aizat Shamsuddin
A recent Federal Court ruling has highlighted the tension between the Federal Constitution and Sharia laws passed by conservative state legislatures.
![Social Reformers Challenge Malaysia’s Islamic Hardliners Over Headwear Social Reformers Challenge Malaysia’s Islamic Hardliners Over Headwear](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-24-2.jpg)
Social Reformers Challenge Malaysia’s Islamic Hardliners Over Headwear
By Luke Hunt
To wear or not to wear: The hijab is a matter of choice — and politics.
![Malaysian State of Kelantan Seeks to Make Folk Drama Shariah Compliant Malaysian State of Kelantan Seeks to Make Folk Drama Shariah Compliant](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-19-5.jpg)
Malaysian State of Kelantan Seeks to Make Folk Drama Shariah Compliant
By Asif Ullah Khan
The PAS-led state government wants to “correct” the “un-Islamic” parts of Main Puteri, an indigenous Kelantanese dance form.
![The End of Malaysia’s Multi-Ethnic Coalition? The End of Malaysia’s Multi-Ethnic Coalition?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-kotakinabalu_sabah_citymosque-00.jpg)
The End of Malaysia’s Multi-Ethnic Coalition?
By Stephan Giersdorf
Najib Razak's embrace of an Islamic party overturns a decades-long tradition of narrowing ethnic and religious divides.
![Islamic Fashion on the Rise in Malaysia Islamic Fashion on the Rise in Malaysia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtxu5p3.jpg)
Islamic Fashion on the Rise in Malaysia
By Ana Salvá
As many Muslim women choose to dress modestly, more brands are joining this juicy market
![Here Come the Malaysian Morality Police Here Come the Malaysian Morality Police](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-21_20-05-03.jpg)
Here Come the Malaysian Morality Police
By Ana Salvá
As hardline Islam rises, lawmakers in Malaysia will debate a controversial bill to increase sharia punishments.
![Bumpy Start for Malaysia’s First Sharia-Compliant Airline Bumpy Start for Malaysia’s First Sharia-Compliant Airline](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-05_12-35-30.jpg)
Bumpy Start for Malaysia’s First Sharia-Compliant Airline
By Amy Chew
Delays, canceled flights and handwritten boarding passes.
![Malaysia’s Moderate Voices Urge Islamic Law Reform Malaysia’s Moderate Voices Urge Islamic Law Reform](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-25_02-17-54.jpg)
Malaysia’s Moderate Voices Urge Islamic Law Reform
By Mong Palatino
An open letter urging discussion has attracted widespread support among Malaysian moderates.
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