KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) has reminded organisers of religious talks to ensure that invited speakers have valid teaching credentials from authorities. This comes after the detention of Turkish author Mustafa Aykol, by the Malaysian Immigration Department at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Monday. Jawi director Abdul Aziz Jusoh said the department has received complaints on Mustafa's involvement in a roundtable discussion organised by Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) on Sunday (Sept 24). Mustafa had, on Sunday, spoke at a roundtable discussion titled "Does Freedom of Conscience Open The Floodgate to Apostasy?" Aziz said the organiser failed inform Mustafa on the credentials needed before being allowed to deliver Islamic teachings in the country.

Source: New Strait Times September 26, 2017 13:30 UTC