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shariah law

September 24, 2020
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.

August 19, 2020
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.

September 27, 2018
Sharia Is Here to Stay in Indonesia’s Aceh
By Ana Salvá
Even an attempt just to hold Sharia-dictated canings in private was ultimately unsuccessful.

December 31, 2014
Brunei Explains Its Christmas Celebration Ban
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A new government pronouncement raises worries of creeping religious restrictions in the country.

December 25, 2014
Brunei’s War on Christmas?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The Islamic state has reportedly banned Christmas decorations in the capital
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