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                                <title><![CDATA[ Government takes pains to defend Bukit Bintang 'rain rave' as event increasingly seen as a washout ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ What was initially criticised as religiously and morally unsuitable is now drawing flak over its economic and social costs. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ PAS lends voice to Hindu mother in long and painful wait to see daughter again ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Religious differences no excuse for separating a mother and child, says Zaharuddin Muhammad. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ An Islamic rebuttal to the FT mufti on Trump’s visit ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 04:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ What maqasid could possibly be achieved by hosting a man whose words and actions so starkly contradict justice? ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Mufti under fire for 'halal' stamp on Trump visit, as anger boils over Israel's flotilla attack ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 03:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Ahmad Fauwaz Fadzil accuses those who oppose the US president's visit of being swayed by 'emotions and radical sentiments'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Indonesians hit back with gay sex photos after Malaysians mock Jokowi's prayer for Pope ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The images featuring two men in compromising position are in response to Malaysians claiming to be more Islamic than their neighbour. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Muslim group slams Putrajaya's Islamic council after latest book banning ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 01:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Islamic Renaissance Front again confronts the home ministry over the banning of two more of its publications. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ A tale of Ramadan dates ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 01:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Dates have always played an important role in the month of Ramadan, when Muslims around the world abstain from food and drink from dawn until dusk, traditionally breaking their fast with ripe dates. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Visit Malaysia video controversy symptomatic of deeper problem ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Malay community, which forms the backbone of this nation, has every reason to feel betrayed when they are disregarded. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Tiong points finger at 'extremists' after tourism promo clip panned for omitting Islamic identity ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ However, the tourism minister says a longer video showing Malaysia's beautiful mosques would be released later. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Tiong urged to explain absence of mosque in Visit Malaysia Year 2026 teaser ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Many questioned why not a single Malaysian mosque was shown in the video clip even though non-Muslim places of worship are featured. ]]></description>
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