{
  "id": 14679829,
  "title": "‘Mentega Terbang’ didn’t make me question my faith, says witness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/mentega-terbang-didnt-make-me-question-my-faith-says-witness",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/15/mentega-terbang-didn-t-make-me-question-my-faith-says-witness"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 28, 2021, the film 'Mentega Terbang' was released in Malaysia, before it received a ban from the home ministry on September 1, 2023. A prosecution witness named Yamna Ismail testified in a magistrates court that watching the film did not make her doubt her Islamic beliefs. She had previously encountered the concept of reincarnation through various sources, such as reading materials, films, and anime, prior to viewing 'Mentega Terbang'. When questioned by defense counsel Zaid Malek, Yamna confirmed that the movie did not cause her to deviate from her faith. She also mentioned that she could only speak for herself and could not generalize her experience to other members of the multiracial society in the country. During the trial involving the film's director Khairi Anwar Jailani and producer Tan Meng Kheng, Yamna expressed that the film had offended her as a Muslim due to its portrayal of faith, reincarnation, prejudice, double standards towards Islam, and comparative religion.",
  "summary": "Yamna Ismail, who lodged a police report against the movie in 2023, also says she learnt about reincarnation from other sources.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "‘Mentega Terbang’ didn’t make me question my faith, says witness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/mentega-terbang-didnt-make-me-question-my-faith-says-witness-14680877",
        "published": "2026-10-15T10:20:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}