PETALING JAYA: The Turkish writer detained by Immigration officers on Monday night after being invited to speak at various talks on religion in the country has been released. He said that any speaker who does not have the adequate credentials will be in breach of Section 11 of the Shariah Criminal Offences Act. Dr Ahmad Farouk was also summoned by Jawi for allegedly abetting Mustafa, an offence under Section 43 of the Syariah Criminal Offences Act. The US-based journalist has written on Islamic issues and politics for Turkish newspapers, the New York Times among others. His books include “Islam Without Extreme: A Muslim Case for Liberty”, which has been translated into Turkish, Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia.

Source: The Star September 26, 2017 09:33 UTC