Owh alright. So here the story goes:

The Malaysian news site Sun2Surf today has an extensive account of the arguments in Malaysia’s Federal Court in the Lina Joy case. Joy converted from Islam to Christianity and wants the word “Islam” removed from her identity card, but the National Registration Department insists that she first furnish an apostasy certificate
from the Sharia Court. (See prior posting.) During oral argument, the Chief Justice asked the lawyer for the Federal Territories Religious Council, Sulaiman Abdullah, why it is not discriminatory to require religion on the identity car of Muslims, but not
of non-Muslims. Abdullah responded: “It is a useful provision and serves
as a practical process like identifying a person’s religion at death, the collection
of zakat (tithes), for marriage purposes, for identification during the fasting month and so on.” The case has attracted an unusual amount of attention in the
United States because the American group, The Becket Fund, is heavily
involved in the representation of Ms. Joy in the case, and has written a memo for Malaysian counsel analyzing the international and comparative law issues involved.

UPDATE: On July 4, Bernama reported additional details of oral arguments in the case and said that the Court will deliver its decision as quickly as possible.

For more: http://www.necf.org.my/newsmaster.cfm&menuid=45&action=view&retrieveid=572

http://www.ipsofactoj.com/appeal/2006/Part1/app2006(1)-006.htm

http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/001937.html

By the way, there was also a talk pertaning to this case here in MCIIUM. Only that I couldn’t join the talk because of something else ( I can’t recall). What a loss, ay. So, yea..I believe you guys are well informed about this but anyhow, I just posted it, ay (in case some haven’t).

..well, well..how my life goes here? Huhu, I must say I’ve got in a gunshell(!) Haha. Naaah. The pressure is always on but Alhamdulillah, I’m doing alright. Gaining a couple of pounds. Been rushing here and there. Having sleep deprivation. Then sudden weight loss. But finally home for the weekend. Money flowed in. Gone shopping. Ahh, life’s good.

..say, a terrible routine I have, ay? Haha, be it. So how’s YOURS?

must dash now,

r_l

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