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In Malaysia, cancellation of Hindu holiday stokes minorities concerns

January 29, 2021 Hindu devotees carry milk pots on their heads as they gather at a shrine in Batu Caves during the 2019 Thaipusam celebrations in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters The cancellation of a public holiday for a Hindu festival in Malaysia’s Kedah state along with the country’s de facto Religious Affairs Ministry recently signalling that the country’s sharia law penalties could be strengthened – with the country’s LGBT community as one of the main targets –   have unsettled religious minorities and some moderate Muslims who worry the country is moving towards greater conservatism. The Kedah chief minister’s decision to cancel the one-day public holiday on Thursday to celebrate Thaipusam, purportedly out of coronavirus fears, has come in for heavy criticism by Malaysian opposition MPs and former prime minister Najib Razak .

New restrictions imposed on private Islamic universities

New restrictions imposed on private Islamic universities In an effort to avoid lecturers and students being left high and dry by universities closing due to an ‘oversupply’ of places at a burgeoning number of private Islamic colleges, the government has imposed strict restrictions in the past year on new private Islamic institutions and new study programmes within existing institutions. Indonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population and around 1,155 Islamic higher education institutions, mainly teaching Islamic sciences. Only 97 are state-owned under the Religious Affairs Ministry. The remaining 1,058 are private. An additional 3,250 Islamic institutions come under the Education and Culture Ministry, of which 122 are state-owned institutions teaching a broader curriculum than Islamic science.

You may elbow bump the bride: Weddings in Israel down 25% in 2020

Illustrative: A couple in medical masks on their wedding day (Ivan Zelenin; iStock by Getty Images) Weddings in Israel were down 25 percent in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the Religious Affairs Ministry Thursday. Some 30,260 couples married in 2020, compared to 34,083 a year before, the report said. Despite the general downward trend, some ultra-Orthodox cities Bnei Brak, Elad, Modiin Illit actually saw a 12% rise. The ministry said many marriage files opened this year did not include a specified date for the event, as there was much uncertainty about the ability to hold the celebrations. Wedding venues have been largely shut down since March, with a brief respite in May-July before rising infections forced them to close again. With gatherings limited to 20 people outdoors for much of the year, weddings have generally been limited to small, socially distanced gatherings of immediate families only, likely leading some couples to postpone their

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