Islam has been 'hijacked', claims NGO

By Tan Yi Liang
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  • Sunday, 06 Dec 2015

KUALA LUMPUR: Islam has been “hijacked” by conservatives and fundamentalists, claims Sisters in Islam executive director Ratna Osman.  

Speaking at the G25-organised Islam in a Constitutional Democracy forum here on Sunday, Ratna said that such conservatives considered differing opinions to be un-Islamic or sinful.  

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