The Reasoning Behind My Rejection. Does It Hold Up?
In my previous post, I described how the internet received my court judgment before I did. That judgement – the one I found online – was the May 2025 order…
My Journey
This category documents my own journey navigating Malaysia’s legal process for religious freedom – from the moment I filed my application, through years of hearings, counselling sessions, and procedural obstacles, to where things stand today. It is a first-hand account of what it actually means to pursue a constitutional right in this country, holding my experience up against Malaysia’s legal framework on religious freedom.
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The Internet Received My Court Judgment Before I Did
On 26 March 2025, I stood in the Syariah High Court of Selangor for what I hoped would be one of the final court appearance in my case. The judge…
Can the Referee Also Be the Other Team?
At the end of my previous post, I raised a question I promised to address: Should cases like mine be in the Syariah courts at all? It is a question…
Can the State Compel Belief?
In my previous post, I described what 72 ‘counselling’ sessions looked like in practice. In this post, I want to hold that experience up against the Federal Constitution and ask…
12 + 60 Counselling Sessions. Is That Justifiable?
Long before I ever set foot in a Syariah court, I had heard stories. Whispers of people who had tried to change their religious status being taken to centres whose…
The Rule of Law (Kedaulatan Undang-Undang): A Principle or a Promise?
Every Malaysian knows the Rukun Negara. We grew up reciting it at assembly every Monday, right hand raised, pledging five principles before the school week began. For most of us,…
I Did Everything the System Asked. Here’s What Happened.
In March 2018, I filed an application in the Syariah High Court of Selangor to be declared as no longer a Muslim. As I write this in April 2026, that…
If There’s ‘No Way’ to Leave Islam, Why Does the Law Provide One?
The first realisation for me was in 2017, when I discovered that there is a legal route available to leave Islam in Malaysia. After consulting a few syariah lawyers at…
Pursuit of Religious Freedom
March 2026 marks the eighth year of my pursuit of religious freedom within the Syariah High Court. I have since filed a notice of appeal in the Syariah Court of…
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