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Criminalising religious pluralism : the legal treatment of Shiites in Malaysia (2016)
Journal Article
Samuri, M.-A., & Quraishi, M. (2016). Criminalising religious pluralism : the legal treatment of Shiites in Malaysia. Journal of Shi'a Islamic studies (Online), IX(4), 425-454

Shia teachings and doctrine are currently being socially-constructed as a new threat to the survival of Sunni Islam, followed by the majority of Muslims in Malaysia. The Government has taken action by using legal mechanisms to control the influence o... Read More about Criminalising religious pluralism : the legal treatment of Shiites in Malaysia.

Negotiating apostasy : applying to “Leave Islam” in Malaysia (2014)
Journal Article
Samuri, M., & Quraishi, M. (2014). Negotiating apostasy : applying to “Leave Islam” in Malaysia. Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 25(4), 507-523. https://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2014.907054

In Malaysia, freedom of religion has apparent limitations, especially when the applicant is a Muslim applying to leave Islam, where he may presently find it difficult to get the relief he desires. However, there is one Sharia legal provision in the S... Read More about Negotiating apostasy : applying to “Leave Islam” in Malaysia.

Delinquency and the juvenile justice systems in the non-Western world (book review) (2007)
Journal Article
Quraishi, M. (2007). Delinquency and the juvenile justice systems in the non-Western world (book review). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsl.2006.11.001

This text seeks to contextualise comparative criminological enquiry beyond black-letter law comparisons by emphasising extra-legal elements such as culture, custom and religion across different non-western juvenile justice systems. The editors are we... Read More about Delinquency and the juvenile justice systems in the non-Western world (book review).