Overview:

• Recognition and registration are amalgamated rather than ideally differentiated.

• There are no provisions for existential recognition, only legal registration.

• An appropriate administration fee is applied.

• The mandatory requirement for groups to report on their activities every six months is restrictive.

• The governing of religious affairs of the country is intertwined with government bodies which could lead to politicisation.

• The rule against religious entities owning radio or television stations is a restriction on proselytism.

• The rule of mandatory registration violates the Bielefeldt provision.

• The social pressures on those converted and reports of discrimination of non-Muslims can be resolved through promotion of religious education, the reaffirmation of recognition and the spreading of awareness of the importance of diversity.

Positive elements:

• Horizontal recognition is in effect.

Recommendations:

• Dismantle existent policies that restrict religious activity or place barriers during the registration process.

• Establish sufficient provisions for existential recognition not just legal registration.

• Revoke the rule of mandatory registration.

• Use recognition to promote diversity and to improve religious education.