A group of ten non-governmental organisations in Penang, called "Pertubuhan Menangani Gejala Sosial Malaysia" (Malaysian Organisation to address social problems) or UNGGAS, is organising a campaign to encourage Muslim women to cover their 'aurat" (parts of the body which Islam rules as not fit for public viewing).

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has confirmed the arrest of Saudi Arabian newspaper columnist Mohammad Najeeb A Kashgari at KL International Airport (KLIA) yesterday.

Former PAS vice-president Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali who was sacked from the party on Jan 9 has given five reasons why he would not file an appeal on the sacking.

Thousands of Hindu devotees thronged Batu Caves, the focal point of the Thaipusam festival today, where they were joined by a score of local and foreign tourists.

The government will take legal action against any quarters trying to revive the banned Al-Arqam movement or spreading religious teachings that contradict Islam.

The Federal Court today remitted to the High Court a case of a storekeeper and his three children who are embroiled in a battle over their religion status to determine the dispute of facts over their religion.

An altercation broke out during the proceeding of Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's appeal over his "qazaf" (criminal defamation) application in the Syariah Appeal Court today when his lawyers walked out of the court room.

A Syariah law enforcement central committee will be set up to step up enforcement of the enactment on the control and restriction of the propagation on non-Islamic religion to Muslims.

All chairmen of Umno's religious bureaus at the divisional and branch level need to have a deep understanding of religious issues to help them explain these issues to the grassroots.

The appellate court here today ordered the Penang High Court to hear an application brought by a female factory worker questioning the validity of her conversion to Islam when she was seven years old.