The Federal Court’s ruling in favour of SIS Forum (Malaysia) sparked a wave of backlash. Responses from state and Islamist actors reveal not a defence of pluralism, but a panic to preserve fatwa authority as sacrosanct.
The Federal Court’s ruling in favour of SIS Forum (Malaysia) sparked a wave of backlash. Responses from state and Islamist actors reveal not a defence of pluralism, but a panic to preserve fatwa authority as sacrosanct.