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Malaysia’s morality police arrest divorced couple for trying to get back together. Why is that a crime?

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A divorced Malaysian couple hoping to rekindle their relationship have found themselves behind bars after the country’s religious enforcement officers raided their hotel room in the southern state of Johor. The couple has been arrested for an Islamic moral offence called “Khalwat”. Here’s all you need to know. Late-night raid in Kluang Early on Sunday … Read more

Divorced couple arrested in Malaysia for sharing hotel room under ‘khalwat’ rules

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A divorced Malaysian couple looking to rekindle their relationship were arrested for being alone in a hotel room after religious enforcement officers raided their hotel room in Johor in the early hours of Sunday morning. Johor’s Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ) said on social media that officers detained the pair at 1.15am in a hotel in … Read more