Islamic states less 'Islamic' than secular ones?

comments     Mohammad Abdul Hamid     Published     Updated

COMMENT The question of whether Malaysia is a secular or Islamic state was brought to the surface again when a Member of Parliament from Sarawak recently posed this question to the current Parliament session.

The written reply from the minister in charge of Islamic Affairs, Jamil Khir Baharom, created quite a stir when he highlighted that Malaysia is not a secular state.

So what is secularism?

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