Articles from The Malaysian Insider

1. Shamala's family wants court to end one-sided conversions

   Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (May 3 2010)

   By Debra Chong PUTRAJAYA, May 3 — Hindu mother S. Shamala's efforts to seek a Federal Court ruling to raise her two young children in that religion rather ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Datuk Cyrus Das   Malaysia   Debra Chong

2. Federal Court delays hearing controversial conversion case

   Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (May 3 2010) Proselytization

   Shamala, 38, who is believed to be in Australia, had married Dr Muhammad Ridwan, 42, in 1998 when he was still a Hindu and was known as Jeyaganesh C. ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Datuk Cyrus Das   Malaysia   K Patmanathan

3. Indira's fight for kids to go to Parliament

   Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Mar 20 2010)

   Indira has been embroiled in a bitter custody battle for her children since early last year, after her formerly Hindu husband converted her children to ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   M. Indira Gandhi   Ipoh High Court   Prasana Diksa

4. Time to make it a Malaysian problem

   Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Mar 18 2010)

   When a Hindu temple is torn down, that is not the desecration of an Indian place of worship — that is the desecration of a Malaysian place of worship. ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Malaysia   Teresa KOK   Penang

5. No end yet to Indira custody fight

   Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Mar 12 2010)

   Angry, Indira had battled her husband in the courts by applying for full custody of the children and attempting to quash their conversion to Islam. ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah   Clara Chooi   Prasana Diksa

6. Indira gets custody of daughter from Muslim husband

   Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Mar 11 2010)

   Meanwhile, in a separate court, Indira's application to seek leave for judicial review to quash the conversion of her three children to become Muslims was ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   M. Indira Gandhi   Prasana Diksa   Kelantan

7. Police criticised for inaction over Al Islam 'desecration' report

   Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Feb 3 2010)

   ... that the desecration of houses of worship was unacceptable and the recent arson attacks against churches, temple and mosques may not have happened. ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Neville Spykerman   Annou Xavier   Penang

8. Hisham says incidents meant to provoke clashes

   Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Jan 27 2010)

   By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the desecration of two mosques earlier today appeared ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Taman Dato Harun   Imam Tirmizi   Home Affairs Ministry

9. Nurul Izzah calls for unity in face of mosque incidents

   Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Jan 27 2010)

   The latest incidents comes just days after about a dozen fire-bombing attacks and acts of vandalism were perpetrated on churches and a Sikh temple in the ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Taman Dato Harun   Imam Tirmizi   PKR

10. Muslims have no monopoly over 'Allah' — Anwar Ibrahim

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Jan 25 2010) Human Rights

    ... news about the caning of a young Muslim woman charged with drinking, the mutilation of a cow head in protest of the construction of a Hindu temple, ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   France   Switzerland   United Malays National Organization

11. Security tightened as politicians condemn church attacks

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Jan 7 2010)

    It is illegal for non-Muslims to proselytise to Muslims although freedom of worship for the mainly Buddhist, Christian and Hindu religious minorities who ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Pew Forum   United Malays National Organization   Egypt

12. Police arrest Uthayakumar, 15 others in aborted candlelight vigil

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Sep 5 2009) Human Rights

    Comment "And these guys are running Travel ads in India asking us to visit their beautiful country. Let's boycott Malaysia. Tell ..." - Ramaraksha

    By Syed Jaymal Zahiid KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Police have arrested 16 people including Human Rights Party leader P. Uthayakumar who were attempting to march ... (Read Full Article)
    

    1 Comment Mentions:   Malaysia   Selangor   S. Indradevi

13. The myth of a moderate Malaysia

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Aug 31 2009)

    On Friday, a group of about 50 men, agitated by plans to relocate a 150-year-old Hindu temple to their neighborhood, made their feelings clear by staging a ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Revathi Masoosai   Malaysia   America

14. Uthayakumar sets out to create Indian clout with new party

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Jul 19 2009) Human Rights

    Uthayakumar sets out to create Indian clout with new partyThe Malaysian InsiderKLANG, July 19 — P. Uthayakumar today launched his Human Rights Party Malaysia (HRP) before 3000 cheering hardcore supporters by ...and more » (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Selangor   N. Surendran   P. Uthayakumar

15. Uthayakumar's wife says her 'God is coming out'

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (May 8 2009) Human Rights

    By Baradan Kuppusamy These were the words of S. Indradevi, 38, wife of Hindraf founder P. Uthayakumar on hearing today that her husband would be released from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Besides Uthayakumar, the other Hindraf ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   P. Uthayakumar   Baradan Kuppusamy   S. Indradevi

16. Conversion case goes to Federal Court

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Apr 28 2009)

    Shamala, a Hindu woman, had taken Dr Jeyaganesh to the High Court for custody of their children in December that same year. Meanwhile, Dr Jeyaganesh who is ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Kedah   Syariah Court   Muhammad Ridzwan Mogarajah

17. Conversion case puts govt's promise to test

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Apr 26 2009) Proselytization

    One involves a Hindu father against his estranged wife, who converted their two children to Islam. The second case is that of a Chinese convert who wants to ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   M. Indira Gandhi   Malaysian Syariah Lawyers Association   Malaysia

18. Jakim says a child's religion can be decided by either parent

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Apr 24 2009)

    PUTRAJAYA, April 24 - To determine the religious status of a child when a parent converted to Islam, one has to look at the Islamic as well as the existing Malaysian laws, said the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) today. Its director-general, Datuk Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abdul Aziz, said that under Article 12(4) of the Federal Constitution, the religion of a person under the age of ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Prasana Diksa   Tevi Darsiny   Karan Dinesh

19. Government rules out children's conversions

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Apr 23 2009) Proselytization

    UPDATED KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The government moved today to soothe uneasiness over Islamic conversion of minors when it decided that children should be raised in the faith of their parents while they were married even if one spouse becomes a Muslim. The Cabinet decided this yesterday amid simmering tension over a case of three Indian children converted to Islam by their father without the ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah   Malaysia   Syariah Court

20. Government rules on children's conversion

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Apr 23 2009) Proselytization

    KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The government moved today to soothe uneasiness over Islamic conversion of minors when it decided that children should be raised in ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah   Malaysia   A. Vaithilingam

21. In exile, Hindraf leader comes under fire

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Apr 20 2009) Human Rights

    Thanenthiran told The Malaysian Insider the time had come for Hindraf to transform into a political party to better represent the Indian community and avoid being made use of by others. "We must be independent and to be independent we need our own ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Kapar   N. Surendran   London

22. Hindraf men not exactly “free” men

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Apr 6 2009) Human Rights

    But he did tell The Malaysian Insider his disappointment that his “release” had not brought him the freedom he and his family had hoped for. He was overcome with emotions when asked what was top most in his mind on the long drive from Kamunting Camp ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Teluk Intan   Kedah   Selangor

23. Hindraf duo still not fully free

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Apr 5 2009) Human Rights

    KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The two Hindraf leaders released from the Kamunting detention centre this afternoon are still in police custody, opposition leader Lim Kit Siang said today. He said both V. Ganabatirau and R. Kenghadharan were taken by police ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Shah Alam   V. Ganabatirau   Kit Siang

24. Najib frees ISA detainees, lifts paper suspensions

    Explore Article The Malaysian Insider (Apr 3 2009) Human Rights

    He ended on a high note as he invited Malaysians to join him in renewing the country and build a “One Malaysia. People First. Performance Now.” In a separate telephone interview with RTM, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said that Hindraf ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Jemaah Islamiah   Malaysia   Kuala Lumpur

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