Tag: ‘Allah’

Islamic authorities’ raid on Malaysian Bible Society questioned by state government

January 4, 2014 Malaysia 'Allah', Bibles, Constitution, JAIS, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, The Herald, UMNO

Christians in Sarawak attend Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Kuching. The service is held in the Malay language, which uses the word ‘Allah’ for God.The Malaysian Insider The ruling that the use of the word ‘Allah’ for God is banned for non-Muslims in Malaysia hit global headlines in . . . Read More

Malaysia’s ‘Allah’ ruling widely criticised

December 11, 2013 Malaysia 'Allah', Islamic extremism, Kuching, Lawrence Andrew, Najib Razak, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, The Herald, UMNO

Christians in Sarawak attend Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Kuching. The service is held in the Malay language, which uses the word ‘Allah’ for God.The Malaysian Insider Malaysia’s escalating dispute over who has the right to use the word ‘Allah’ to describe God continues unabated. The country’s Court . . . Read More

Judges to newspaper: Stop saying ‘Allah’

October 14, 2013 Malaysia 'Allah', Catholics, Islamic extremism, Lawrence Andrew, Malaysia, The Herald

A Catholic newspaper may not use the word ‘Allah’ to refer to God, a Malaysian appeals court ruled on Monday. The all-Muslim, three-judge panel reversed a 2009 finding by a trial court that allowed the Malay-language newspaper, The Herald, to print the word. Chief judge Mohamed Apandi Ali said in . . . Read More

Malaysia ‘Allah’ verdict next month

September 11, 2013 Malaysia 'Allah', Bibles, Islamic extremism, Malaysia

The verdict on the Malaysian government’s appeal against the High Court’s ruling in December 2009, which upheld the right of other faiths to use ‘Allah’ (eg. for ‘God’ in a Malay language Bible) will be given next month. The 2009 ruling triggered fire-bombings and vandalism targeted at churches and Christian-run . . . Read More

Threat to burn Bibles in wake of Sultan’s ban on word ‘Allah’

January 24, 2013 Malaysia 'Allah', Apostasy, Bibles, Converts, Islamic extremism, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Najib Razak, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, The Herald, UMNO

A threat this week to burn Bibles in the Malay language is the latest in a series of attacks on the Christian faith in Malaysia. A note sent to a Christian priest in Butterworth on Tuesday, 22nd January 2013 said a Bible-burning pesta or festival would take place in the . . . Read More

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