This week alone, Malaysiakini carried two stories about the conflict between non-Muslims and their convert spouses. If Fatimah Fong converts her child to Islam, then the father, Tan Cheow Hong, can kiss goodbye to any hope of keeping the little girl with him. The other is S Shamala and Muhammad Ridzwan fighting over the custody of their children, also a proxy battle over jurisdiction, whether civil law or syariah.