COMMENT | Will Madani govt protect non-Muslim rights?

“Malaysians remain unconvinced with (former religious minister) Idris' (Ahmad) assurances in Parliament that the religious rights of freedom of non-Muslims will not be affected by the proposed Act 355 and the bill to restrict the propagation of non-Islamic religions.”

– Lim Guan Eng circa 2021

COMMENT | Recent public comments by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim about the Madani state setting up a special committee to “….to empower and elevate the status of the Syariah Court” should be met with great scepticism by non-Muslims even though the prime minister added the caveat “…. while ensuring that it does not affect non-Muslims at the same time”.

In 2017 while still incarcerated and Abdul Hadi Awang was on a rampage using Act 355 to stake the religious high ground, as reported in the press, Anwar was not against the idea merely that he had his own ideas about strengthening religious law in this country.

“PKR had stated its willingness to participate in a select committee to holistically study the strengthening of the Syariah Courts.”

Meanwhile the DAP...