Touching a dog is not "haram" (forbidden) although the animal is categorised as "najis" (unclean), says Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin. To conclude that it is "haram" was an over-simplification of ...

KANGAR: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim (pic) said that he had no intention of making the proposed "Ekstremisme Agama di Malaysia: Satu Diskusi" (Religious ...

Perlis mufti Datuk Dr Asri Zainul Abidin wants PAS to form a unity government with Umno, saying that such an alliance was a religious obligation if it could help both parties improve spiritually. He ...

PETALING JAYA: There's nothing wrong with Malays taking up Arabic cultural practices, said Perlis Mufti Datuk Dr Asri Zainul Abidin (pic). In a post on his Facebook page on Thursday, Dr Asri said that ...

The centre of attention at an HIV/Aids forum in Malaysia last month was not disease experts or health officials but a rotund, bespectacled Muslim cleric Asri Zainul Abidin. 'He was quiet, he listened ...

Perlis mufti Dr Asri Zainul Abidin obviously fails to understand the difference between spying, that is, illegal snooping, and criminal investigation authorised by law. If the Shariah law enforcement ...

For Malaysian-watchers worldwide, this case will be seen as a litmus test for Malaysia, the Najib administration, the government and Shariah authorities of Selangor (now under the control of the ...

Are the leaders and members of PAS so overcome with prejudice against Perlis mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin that they have become hypocritical of the mufti's recent statement regarding the use of ...