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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[ New mufti bill unconstitutional, undermines Agong and harms Muslims through government control, says Latheefa ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The rights lawyer and former MACC chief urged MPs to overwhelmingly reject the Mufti (Federal Territories) Bill. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Halal' and Islamic principles: The slippery slope of Jakim's certification ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 05:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ An academic says the zeal with which the authorities enforce halal certification is due to the bureaucratisation of Islam. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ From demanding national security meeting to 'spend RM10' campaign, DAP leaders in solidarity with KK Mart ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 02:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ DAP leaders break silence as Umno Youth refuses to put a sock in KK Mart episode. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Is Malaysia set to become the pariah of the Muslim world? ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abdar Rahman Koya ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 02:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Yes, if our MPs foolishly vote in favour of constitutional amendments that take away the citizenship rights of foundlings and orphans. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ French ban of abaya robes in schools draws applause, criticism ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Some academics agree the move could be counterproductive, all the more as it touches on clothing they say is worn for fashion or identity rather than religion. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ France to ban Muslim abaya dress in state schools ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 01:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ In 2004, France banned headscarves in schools and passed a ban on full face veils in public in 2010, angering some in its five million-strong Muslim community. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ In Muslim-majority Indonesia, Islamic preacher under fire over unorthodox views ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Panji Gumilang, head of the Al-Zaytun school in conservative West Java province, faces a maximum 10 years in prison if found guilt of blasphemy and hate speech. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ At least 5 killed in Hindu-Muslim clashes south of capital ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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