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Malaysia adds to penalties for conversion from Islam
Jul. 4, 2007 (CWNews.com) - AsiaNews is reporting that in northern
Malaysia, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party has stiffened penalties for
conversion from Islam.
In
a country where Muslims account for more than half of the population,
conversion is punished with a 5-year prison sentence and a $3,000 fine.
A Malaysian Muslim who marries a non-Muslim and who converts the
non-Muslim to Islam is rewarded with an apartment, a car, a one-time
payment of $2,700, and a monthly stipend of $270.
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