Malaysian authorities are once more looking at adopting principles of Islamic law as part of the civil code of variious states. Reuters India reports today that Malaysia's National Fatwa Council has condemned Black Metal music, a rock variant dominated by occult imagery, in a fatwa calling for Malaysian states to ban it because it leads to devil worship, free sex and drinking of liquor.
In a separate development the Council is studying whether the key biological agent in botox treatments, known as Botulinum Toxin Type A, meets the Muslim requirement for food considered to be "halal", or permitted for human consumption. The panel is concerned as the use of botox has expanded from medical to cosmetic purposes.
