BOOK 'MUSLIM WOMEN AND THE CHALLENGE OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM' BAN LIFTED BY KL HIGH COURT

The Kuala Lumpur High Court today lifted the ban imposed almost a year and a half ago, on the book "Muslim Women and the Challenge of Islamic Extremism".The book, edited by sociologist Prof Norani Othman from the International Studies Institute of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, was published for non-governmental organisation Sisters in Islam (SIS) and was in circulation since 2005.

While delivering judgment this afternoon, Justice Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof stated that he fails to see how the book can disrupt public order, as alleged by the Home Ministry. According to the judge,"The book had been in circulation since 2005 but only banned on 2008," and "Furthermore, only seven out of 215 pages are said to be offensive".