Freedom Of Religion Malaysia

Malaysia restricts the rights of followers of any branches of islam other than sunni with those following shia or other branches subject to arrest for deviancy.

Freedom of religion malaysia. 1 discrimination against religious minorities. In recent times there has been a number of contentious issues and incidents which has tested the relationship between the different religious groups in malaysia. And that is why the shia sect is banned in malaysia and those who follow the shia belief are arrested. Great care is taken not to impinge on the religious sensitivities of various groups.

And this civil war is still being waged until today at great loss of life even as you read this. This means that even if malaysia has declared islam as the official religion the malaysian population which consists of various ancestry and beliefs are free to practise their respective faith. Constitution of malaysia article 11. For example you cannot be stopped from practising your religion whatever it may be in malaysia 2.

No ethnic malay is allowed to leave islam while non malay muslims seeking to apostacise require permission from a sharia court which is rarely granted. Malaysia does not allow freedom of religion. To the protection and promotion of the right to freedom of religion or belief in malaysia. Every person has the right to profess and practice his religion and subject to clause 4 to propagate spread and promote it.

The federal constitution of malaysia protects the right to freedom of religion or belief including religious manifestation by way of professing practicing and propagating one s religious beliefs. Given the fact that islam is the official religion care is taken not to publish articles that cast a slur intended or. Race and religion are the main obstacles to the implementation of religious freedom in malaysia. The status of freedom of religion in malaysia is a controversial issue.

The non muslims scream that malaysia is supposed to have freedom of religion. This briefing paper identifies six key issues concerning the implementation in practice of constitutional provisions federal laws and islamic laws in the context of freedom of religion or belief. Article 11 on the freedom of religion on the other hand says every person is entitled to profess and practise his own religion and subject to clause 4 develop their own religion. Malaysian shiah muslims have complained about their inability to worship freely and that they may face obstacles in carrying out rituals which are both cultural and religious the un special rapporteur in the field of cultural rights said in a.

Freedom of religion 1. Questions including whether malaysia is an islamic state or secular state remains unresolved.