KUALA LUMPUR: The G25 group of eminent Malays wants the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to be reviewed and the Institute of Islamic Strategic Research Malaysia (Iksim) to be abolished. “Should it be decided that Jakim is necessary, the Constitution needs to be amended to include a provision making Jakim constitutional,” it said. “If the Constitution is followed by politicians, Jakim is unnecessary,” he told The Star. Meanwhile, Muslim Youth Move­ment of Malaysia (Abim) welcomed the Government’s move to set up a committee to re-evaluate the role of Jakim. Abim expects the role of Jakim to be “refreshed” and for the department to be more inclusive.

Source: The Star June 01, 2018 00:11 UTC