Islam in Malaysia: Constitutional and human rights perspectives

Muslim World Journal of Human Rights

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Ahmad, Salbiah ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constitutional law; Human Rights; Islam; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646353912     PISSN: 15544419     EISSN: 15544419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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