A scuppered attempt to amend Islamic laws so that minors can be converted unilaterally by either parent has rocked the Selangor government led by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).
The legislature of Malaysia's richest state was scheduled to sit from July 29 until today, with the Bill to amend the Administration of the Religion of Islam (State of Selangor) Enactment to be tabled last week.
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