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July 06, 2007

Another Human Rights Atrocity In Malaysia

And this time the victim is a former Muslim who is trying to exercise her human right to follow the religion in which she believes -- because she dared to reject the Islamic faith in which she was raised. And remember, Malaysia claims to be a secular state, despite its Muslim majority.

A Muslim-born woman who was forced to spend six months in an Islamic rehabilitation center because she wants to live as a Hindu said Friday after her release that she will never return to her original faith.
Revathi Masoosai, 29, said officials at the center tried to make her pray as a Muslim, wear a head scarf and eat beef, a practice sacrilege to Hindus.
``Because of their behavior, I loathe Islam even more now,'' she told reporters. ``They say it's a school, but it's actually a prison.''
Her case is one of a growing number of conflicts in Malaysia between religious freedom and state policies that favor Islam, the official faith of this southeast Asian nation. The battles have strained ethnic relations in the multicultural nation.
Malaysia is considered one of the world's most relaxed Muslim countries, having enjoyed racial peace for nearly four decades. But it follows a dual justice system. Islamic, Shariah, courts administer the personal affairs of Muslims, while civil courts govern Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and other religious minorities.
Under Islamic law, a person who is born Muslim cannot convert to another religion.

What is more, the Muslim religious authorities seem to believe that she can still be coerced back into Islam, so they have ordered that she live with her mother and continue to receive their "counseling -- and insist that she stay away from her husband.

What is more, the sharia courts have also seized the couple's 18-month-old daughter from her father and turned her over to Revathi's mother to be raised as a Muslim, despite the wishes of both parents to the contrary -- another violation of internationally recognized human rights norms.

This just goes to prove one of two things -- either Muslims do not qualify as human beings, or Islam is a crime against humanity. Or perhaps a third possibility -- Western nations and international organizations lack the courage to stand up and forthrightly act to end violations of human rights in the name of Islam because they fear Muslim violence.

Past Articles on Islamic violations of religious freedom in Malaysia:
Malaysian Muslims Steal Hindu Hero's Body From Family
Religious Freedom -- Islamic Style
More On Lina Joy
Malaysian Court Rules Islam Trumps Internationally Recognized Human Rights Norms
Lina Joy May Flee Malaysia

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