That's bad. No human rights and freedom of religion? Luckily I
not born as malay.
And u marry muslims, must convert to Islam.
My mom have been telling me never to date muslims because U have
to convert to Islam no praying to dead ancestors and offering of
joss sticks.
Almond, it is NOT a must for the non-Muslim to convert. I would say
it's more of a societal/cultural pressure(the Muslims', that is) to
convert.
In India and Indonesia(not so sure now, they've become more
'hardliner'), Muslims can marry a non-Muslim without that person
having to convert. Yes, in Singapore too. Just register for a civil
marriage.
I'm not a Muslim myself, but I personally believe that if the
couple are not actively harming anyone, then it's their own
business.
Most important are their character and how they treat others
regardless of their religion.
I believe most of the major religions in general preach
something similar-to do unto others as you would them do unto you
etc. Not much difference there.
Sometimes it's humans ourselves who make things difficult,
not religion.
Best is to educate ourselves and not just simply believe
any hullaballo we are told by others.
And act with a clear conscience.