KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s ulama, Syariah judges and intellectuals have been urged to help change the negative image of Islam as a religion which is seen by some as being all about punishment.
Prof Mohammad Hashim Kamali (pic), the CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia (IAIS), said cases such as last month’s caning of two women who pleaded guilty to attempting same-sex relations in Terengganu have put Islam in the limelight of public scrutiny.
