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Malaysia: Dissent is part of justice

Source: 
Malaysiakini
Islah (reform) as sulh signifies peaceful action which leads to reconciliation and accord. Sulh is sometimes rendered as consensus, a democratic precept by any other name.
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http://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/35146
Submitted on Sun, 04/24/2005 - 00:00
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  • Law reform
  • [law] feminist interpretations of religious texts

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