KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Muslim-born woman arrested for joining a banned sect was sentenced to two years in jail for renouncing her religion, her lawyer said Tuesday.
The case underscores growing concern about religious freedom in this mostly Muslim nation, where Islamic Shariah courts, which govern the personal conduct and religious lives of Muslims, have invariably refused to sanction the conversion of people who try to leave Islam. Read more ...
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