Malaysia: Absolutely a Secular State
By Joshua Woo Sze Zeng
October 2017 FEATURE
Many remain confused today about the secular nature of the country.Whether Malaysia is a secular state or not has become a contentious matter. Since the nation’s independence, there has been constant demand from certain groups to turn Malaysia into an “Islamic state”.There are also those who claim that the country is founded as an “Islamic state” since Article 3 (1) in the Federal Constitution states that Islam is “the religion of the Federation”, while other religions are allowed to be...
Joshua Woo Sze Zeng
