With Malaysia’s antisemitic Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad set to speak at Columbia University today, it is a good time to examine some of Malaysia’s vaunted “moderation.” Last year in Malaysia, a sample exam question in an Islamic Studies course aroused the ire of a female activist. The story is here: Lawyer and activist Siti Kasim […]
Malaysia: Islamic Studies exam asks students about permissible ways to beat a disobedient wife
Why not? The mandate to beat one’s wife is in the Qur’an: “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom […]