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Malaysia: Islamic state plan unveiled
PAS' “blueprint” of an Islamic state aims to amend the Federal Constitution to make Syariah (Islamic law) the supreme law of the land.
Malaysia: Battle for the hearts and minds…over women’s bodies?
Malaysian newspaper, Malaysiakini, reported that the next general election is a battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims.
Malaysia: Advocacy for Women’s Rights Within the Islamic Framework
The Experience of Sisters in Islam.
Muslim Women and Access to Justice: Historical, Legal and Social Experience in Malaysia

Investigation of the historical, legal, and socio-cultural aspects of Muslim women's status in Malaysia. This set of papers is a collection of writings, which emanated from a research project entitled MUSWAL (Muslim Women and Law), sponsored by the Women's Crisis Centre (WCC) Penang.

Malaysia: Reviews texting divorce
The Malaysian cabinet has promised to change the country's laws to discourage men from divorcing their wives by means of electronic messages.
Malaysia: Women in Malaysia should be allowed to refuse sex if they know their husbands suffer from HIV, said a women's affairs minister
'Say no to sex if husband has Aids.'
Malaysia: Sisters in Islam (SIS) launch new website
SIS is a group of Muslim professional women committed to promoting the rights of women within the framework of Islam.
Malaysia: Hand-holding ban is dropped after 'overzealous' fines
Religious police who fined courting couples for holding hands in Malaysia were criticised by the government for being ‘overzealous’ yesterday.
Malaysia: Appointment of women as Syariah Court judges
Sisters in Islam (SIS) welcomes the decision of the government to appoint women to serve as judges in the Syariah courts.
Dossier 5-6: Islam, the Secular State and Muslim women in Malaysia
Due to the multi-ethnic and multi-religious population of Malaysia, a dichotomy exists between Muslims who are predominantly Malays and the non-Muslims. Article 3 of the Malaysian Constitution enacts that Islam is the religion of the nation. However as a provision in Clause (1) of Article 3, it is guaranteed by the Constitution that non-Muslim nationals would be free to profess and practise their own religions.
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