woah ... another one ....
A Malaysian woman held for months in
an Islamic rehabilitation centre says she was subjected to mental
torture for insisting her religion is Hinduism.
Revathi Massosai, the name by which she wants to be known, says she
was forced to eat beef despite being a Hindu.
Miss Massosai was seized by the Islamic authorities in January when
she went to court to ask that she be registered as a Hindu rather
than a Muslim.
The case is one of a number that have raised religious tensions in
Malaysia.
Miss Massosai was born to Muslim converts and given a Muslim name,
but she was raised as a Hindu by her grandmother and has always
practised that faith.
However, under Malaysia's Islamic law, having Muslim parents makes
one a Muslim and, as such, one is not allowed to change one's faith
or marry a non-Muslim.
But Miss Massosai married a Hindu man in 2004 and the couple have a
young daughter.
Headscarf
When in January she asked a court to officially designate her a
Hindu she was detained and taken to an Islamic rehabilitation
centre.
Muslims take part in Friday prayer at the National Mosque in Kuala
Lumpur
Only the Islamic courts can allow a Muslim legally to change
faith
Her detention was twice extended to six months, during which time
she says religious officials tried to make her pray as a Muslim and
wear a headscarf.
However, the claim that will particularly shock Hindus is that the
camp authorities tried to force her to eat beef.
A lawyer representing the Malacca state Islamic department
responsible for Miss Revathi's arrest, rejected her allegations and
said officials believe that she can still be persuaded to embrace
Islam.
She is adamant that she will remain a Hindu. In the meantime, Miss
Revathi and her daughter have been placed in the custody of her
Muslim parents.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6278568.stm
she was forced fed beef ? ... 
