Sharia Law and Malaysia

Malaysia proclaims itself being a modern and advanced Muslim state especially compared to other Muslim nations like Indonesia. Nevertheless is Sharia Law a fact of life for all Muslims in Malaysia. For example can a Muslim man marry a Christian woman but a Christian man cannot marry a Muslim woman without becoming Muslim. This concept is currently under public scrutiny in Malaysia in the case of Lina Joy. Lina Joy, a Muslim woman in Malaysia, wants to become Christian in order to marry her boyfriend. Without a final verdict reached yet it looks unlikely that she is not allowed to convert. Nevertheless, it is an advancement that such cases are publicly discussed: in Saudi Arabia for example she could have been executed. Singapore in comparison is more advanced as Muslim can opt out of Sharia Law and opt for civil law.

Comments

[spiceproject]

You're wrong of course Bogor as Singapore was well as part of Malaya before it went on to get its own independance from Malaya. And Malaya was a predominantly Muslim country.

[Bogor Chienbaeseum]

Perhaps the reason Singapore is so much more liberal in terms of Syariah law is because Singapore isn't, and has never been, a Muslim county?