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Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In Malaysia, “Muslim children born out of wedlock are given the generic surname of Abdullah (which means God’s servant in Arabic) on their birth certificate. . . . The reason the National Registration Department (NRD) gave Mazlan, who was in Sabah when he got married but now lives with his family in Selangor, was that he did not have a marriage certificate from the Sabah Islamic Affairs Department. No marriage certificat…
The Pakistani government has passed a new law banning child marriage, with adults who cohabit with minors now facing up to seven years in prison and a fine of one million rupees. The law has yet to be formally signed by President Asif Ali Zardari, but has already been met with fierce resistance from the influential Council of Islamic Ideology, the Daily Mail reports.
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