High court rejects MAIPS bid to provide Islamic education to child converts
Judge Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz, in her judgment, said the court found no merit in MAIPs' application.
Wed Oct 11 2023
Ex-husband in conversion case fined for contempt of court
Muhammad Nagahswaran was fined RM20,000 for abducting and registering his three children as Muslim converts without his ex-wife's consent.
Wed Apr 05 2023
May 11 decision on single mom Loh's bid to quash children's unilateral conversion
Loh's lawyer submitted that there was no dispute by the respondents that the children were indeed converted without the woman's consent.
Tue Mar 21 2023
Jakim targets all states to use e-Muallaf system by year-end
Jakim is targeting all states to use the e-Muallaf system, a database on Muslim converts, by the end of this year, said its director-general Datuk Hakimah Mohd Yusoff.
Tue Mar 29 2022
May 17 hearing of application by single mother to challenge ex-husband's action in registering children as Muslim converts
Loh's lawyer said the application would be heard via online proceeding before the judge.
Tue Mar 29 2022
Appeals Court postpones MAIS' appeal in unilateral conversion of three children to Islam
The Court of Appeal today postponed hearing of an appeal by MAIS and the Selangor Chief Registrar of Muslim Converts against a High Court's decision.
Tue Jan 25 2022
Eat your heart out: COVID-safe Valentine's Day dining
A handful of hotels in Belgium's capital converts empty rooms into private dining salons for two.
Thu Feb 11 2021
NGOs come to aid of destitute brothers
Abdul Rahman is also unable to work daily as he needs to take care of his brother who suffers from health issues such as seizures and the loss of a left limb in an accident.
Fri Feb 05 2021
Italy's Armani converts fashion sites to produce medical overalls
Founder Giorgio Armani has donated 2 million euros in recent weeks to hospitals around Italy to help them face the coronavirus.
Fri Mar 27 2020
Western Digital won't seek management role in Toshiba chip business - Sources
Western Digital will promise to limit its voting rights to no more than one-third even after it converts its Toshiba bonds to shares.
Fri Aug 25 2017
What we can learn from Muslim converts in Malaysia
In a Malaysia where we have become so strict on determining what constitutes a Muslim, the story of non-Malay Muslim converts in Malaysia provides us an opportune learning curve.
Tue Aug 08 2017
Newly-converted teen can't wait for Ramadan
Woo Nina Grace, now Nur Nina Farisha Woo Abdullah, says she feels blessed having friends who are helping her understand Islam better.
Sat Apr 23 2016
Muslim converts should not be discriminated against - Dr Mahathir
People who have converted to Islam should not be subjected to discrimination by the Muslim community or regarded as 'second-class Muslims'.
Fri Dec 18 2015
'Bionic eye' helps UK pensioner see in world first
The "bionic eye" is a device that converts video images from a miniature camera installed in the man's glasses to his brain.
Wed Jul 22 2015
Selangor has no plans to amend law on Muslim converts
The Selangor government has no plans to implement new rules that require non-Muslims to dissolve their civil marriages before allowed to register as a convert as proposed by Negeri Sembilan.
Sun Feb 08 2015