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Malaysia Hindu rites row: live stream of Muslim youth’s repentance fuels fury

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Malaysia Hindu rites row: live stream of Muslim youth’s repentance fuels fury

A young Malaysian Muslim who took part in Hindu rituals to pray for his ailing mother publicly repented on Thursday in a ceremony live-streamed by state religious authorities, a day after a sharia court ordered him to undergo three months of faith rehabilitation. The spectacle has raised questions about the enforcement of Islamic orthodoxy in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where state religious departments wield significant influence to police the personal conduct and religious beliefs of...

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