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Aussie mother removes son from tahfiz, questions 'rotan' culture

A mother’s hope for her son to be a “hafiz” and memorise the Quran was cut short after she was forced to remove him from a religious school in Sungai Merab, Bangi, over a case of alleged physical abuse since earlier this year.

An Australian citizen, Nisa Wulandari who is of Indonesian descent, said she was recommended to enrol her 13-year-old son, Mustofa Adam Putra, at the Maahad Tahfiz Pondok Durani, an institution registered with the Selangor Islamic Religious Department.

Last Saturday, the discovery of multiple bruises and scars 


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