Joint statement by Professor Dr. Abdul Aziz Bari and Edmund Bon Tai Soon: The resolution by PAS calling for SIS to be investigated, and if necessary banned, will maintain a disturbing trend. Considering the matter from the fresh perspective of association rights under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution sheds light on the issue. The [...]
By dragging the Divine into the secular, PAS has themselves invited all and sundry to comment on Islam.
The actual resolution by PAS is this: Mendesak Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan membuat penyelidikan ke atas SIS yang membawa aliran Islam Liberal dan seterusnya mengharamkan pertubuhan tersebut sekiranya terbukti bertentangan dengan syariat Islam serta membuat program pemulihan ke atas ahli-ahlinya. The key words are “penyelidikan” and “sekiranya terbukti”. This is clearly a call to investigate and [...]
I refer to PAS’ resolution on SIS recently. PAS is entitled to hold such a view. However, I can’t get over the feeling that PAS seems to be picking and choosing without any consistency. The notion of Islamic, and right or wrong seems to be switching around according to the leaders’ whims and fancies. Before [...]
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