Woman files to leave Islam, embrace Confucianism and Buddhism

A woman has gone to the civil court to nullify the Syariah Court’s refusal to allow her to renounce Islam.

The 32-year-old, born to a Muslim convert man and Muslim-born woman on Feb 8, 1990, was alleged to have gone through a multi-year failed bid at the Syariah Court to leave the religion and officially take on Confucianism and Buddhism.

These are among the allegations contained in...