KANGAR: Perlis mufti Dr Juanda Jaya hopes the National Fatwa Council, which forbids babies born less than six months after the marriage of their parents to bear the father’s name, will review the decree.
Juanda said the decree issued by the council, enforced by the National Registration Department when issuing birth certificates, had created numerous problems.
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