It is peculiar how the “woke” movement claims to support human rights, including the rights of LGBTQ individuals. Yet the severe persecution of LGBTQ people under Sharia somehow escapes them, including the fact that members of this community routinely have to hide for their own safety in the midst of “Islam’s jihad against homosexuals.”
The more devout a Muslim country becomes — as is the trend in Malaysia — the more Sharia-adherent it becomes. With this comes the greater the persecution of the LGBTQ community and other minorities.
The Deputy Minister in charge of religious affairs, Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, “said the proposed laws would allow enforcement bodies to take action against any Muslim ‘who insults the religion of Islam’ and commits other sharia criminal offenses ‘by using network facilities, network services or application services.'”
“Malaysia seeks stricter sharia laws for “promoting LGBT lifestyle,” Reuters, June 24, 2021:
A Malaysian government taskforce on Thursday proposed amendments to sharia law that would allow action to be taken against social media users for insulting Islam and “promoting the LGBT lifestyle”.
Sodomy and same-sex acts are illegal under Islamic law in Muslim-majority Malaysia, although convictions are rare.
The amendments to sharia criminal laws were proposed in response to social media posts celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community as part of Pride Month in June, Deputy Minister in charge of religious affairs Ahmad Marzuk Shaary said in a statement.
“We have found that certain parties uploaded statuses and graphics that insulted Islam on social media in their efforts to promote the LGBT lifestyle,” he said
Malaysia is home to 32 million people, where ethnic Malay Muslims make up more than 60% of the population.
It has a dual-track legal system, with Islamic criminal and family laws applicable to Muslims running alongside civil laws.
Ahmad Marzuk said the proposed laws would allow enforcement bodies to take action against any Muslim “who insults the religion of Islam” and commits other sharia criminal offenses “by using network facilities, network services or application services.”
The government taskforce, aimed at addressing LGBT issues, will also identify constraints faced by officials in taking action and produce guidelines for handling complaints, he added.
The taskforce includes representatives from the country’s Islamic Development Department, the Communications and Multimedia Ministry, the Attorney-General’s Office and the police.
The proposal comes amid concern over growing intolerance towards the LGBT community in Malaysia in recent years….
gravenimage says
Malaysia seeks stricter Sharia punishments for ‘promoting LGBT lifestyle’ and ‘insulting Islam’ on social media
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No surprise here.