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Ex-judge: Courts must not fear syariah agencies in conversion cases

Islam is about justice, mercy and compassion, but such principles are not reflected in the way the religion is administered in Malaysia.

This can clearly in cases of unilateral conversions, including the one involving kindergarten teacher M Indira Gandhi, whose three children were converted by her former husband without her consent or their knowledge, says former Sessions Court judge Noor Farida Ariffin.

“Let's try to salvage the image of our religion. As a concerned Muslim, I am so distressed and perturbed by the fact that we have been so unfair to non-Muslims.

“Islam is all about justice, mercy and compassion, but we don’t see that in the way Islam is being administered,” Noor Farida told Malaysiakini.

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