From the Wikipedia article “Islam in Malaysia”, under the section “definition of Malay”: “As defined by the Constitution of Malaysia, Malays must be Muslim, re

From the Wikipedia article “Islam in Malaysia”, under the section “definition of Malay”: “As defined by the Constitution of Malaysia, Malays must be Muslim, regardless of their ethnic heritage; otherwise, legally, they are not Malay. Consequently, apostate Malays would have to forfeit all their constitutional privileges...” I’d consider it less of championing humanist causes, more a Sunni government will not hand over their followers to concentration camps. A good thing, but giving up a refugee to that fate risks an intense domestic backlash.