Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
It could be argued that Sunni Islam has been predominantly practised in the Maldives since the earliest written Islamic history.
There is a critical mass of well-informed Muslims for whom Sunni and Shi’i Islam are not fundamental to how they view themselves as Muslims.
A change of religion is a personal matter and should not lead to any form of punishment, let alone the death penalty.
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