The public perception on persuasive power by influential public figures on surname for Muslim child born out of wedlock / Safiah Nur Atikah Roslan

• Main Author: Roslan, Safiah Nur Atikah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centre for Media and Information Warfare Studies, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: The practice of Islam. Islam and work; The family. Marriage. Home
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42571/1/42571.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42571/; https://jmiw.uitm.edu.my

In July 2017, Malaysia’s Court of Appeal has granted the appeal made by parents of a seven (7) years old male child who was born only five (5) months and 24 days from the date his parents were legally married to be given the patronymic surname of his biological father instead of ‘Abdullah’. Attentiv...