Unmarried Malaysian Muslim Civil Servants Face Eviction from Government Housing
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Malaysian Islamic authorities have been evicting unmarried Muslim civil servants from government-owned housing if they are caught with their partners alone in a private place, according to reports.

A couple holds hands at the side of a street in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Muslims have been evicted from their homes under a campaign to rid Putrajaya of activities deemed immoral under Malaysian Islamic laws. Photograph: The Sunday Telegraph
Several Muslims have been evicted from their homes in government quarters under a campaign launched early this year to rid the country’s administrative capital Putrajaya of activities deemed immoral under Malaysian Islamic laws, the New Straits Times reported.

Che Mat Che Ali, director of the Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department, said: “It may seem harsh but we want the people of Putrajaya to know that we take this matter seriously.”

He said those caught by Islamic morality police were hauled up in court and then asked to move out. >>> | Sunday, August 22, 2010