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SIS goes to Federal Court to challenge Selangor syariah law linked to fatwa review

Women’s rights group Sisters in Islam (SIS) has gone to the Federal Court to strike down a Selangor state law that empowers state Syariah High Courts to review fatwa issued by the state religious authorities.

SIS Forum (Malaysia), through legal firm Messrs Fahri & Co, filed the Notice of Motion at the Federal Court Registry at the Palace of Justice, Putrajaya, on Jan 21.


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