Landmark #7: Divorce First, Then Convert

The Negri Sem­bilan Islamic Affairs Council recently decided to make it man­datory for a married non-Muslim who wishes to embrace Islam to have his or her civil marriage dissolved first. Explaining the details of how this law works, whether it can serve as a model to be replicated in other states, as well as potential conflicts with the civil court is Syariah lawyer Nizam Bashir.