100 days under Pakatan: Malay, Islamic issues still dominate politics

Survey shows ethnic split in how voters view PH govt after 100 days in power

(From left) Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Fuziah Salleh; Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religion); and transgender Nisha Ayub at Jakim on Aug 10.
(From left) Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Fuziah Salleh; Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religion); and transgender Nisha Ayub at Jakim on Aug 10. PHOTO: BERNAMA
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Malaysia's de facto Islamic affairs minister Mujahid Yusof Rawa last week held a historic event at conservative Islamic agency Jakim.

He met, held a news conference and shook hands in front of the media with Ms Nisha Ayub, a transgender Muslim. This was the first time that anybody could remember a Malaysian Islamic affairs minister openly meeting a transgender person, let alone speaking to the press together with one afterwards.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 18, 2018, with the headline 100 days under Pakatan: Malay, Islamic issues still dominate politics. Subscribe