Students gain insight on syariah law during visit
BAU: Mas Gading Community College’s (KKMG) General Studies Unit under the Islamic Education Course organised an educational visit to the Syariah Court of Kuching and the Department of Islamic Affairs Sarawak (JAIS) last Wednesday. KKMG, in a statement today, said the visit significantly enhanced the students’ learning by immersing them in real-life situations, particularly in […]
Apply flexibility highlighted by Islam, says Awang Tengah
SIBU: The handling of cases in syariah courts can be innovated by using mediums such as video conferencing or virtual hearings. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said Islamic law is always oriented for the good of all human beings because it is dynamic and progressive. “The flexibility highlighted by Islam in the […]
Umno needs to be more inclusive
KUCHING: United Malay National Organisation (Umno) president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s recent call to strengthen syariah laws in the country shows that he does not mind losing the support from the non-Malays. In a new report by Free Malaysia Today (FMT), Senior Fellow of the Council of National Professors Dr Jeniri Amir said Zahid only care for the increased […]
Law on ‘unnatural sex’ void
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here today declared as void and unconstitutional a provision in the Selangor syariah law criminalising unnatural sexual intercourse. A nine-member bench led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat held that Section 28 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995 related to a matter that falls under the Federal list in […]
