Updated: Malaysian court rules non-Muslims can use ‘Allah’
Updated: 9.30pm (AEDT)Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaAP A Malaysian court ruled Wednesday that non-Muslims can use the word “Allah” to refer to God, in a major decision in a divisive issue for religious freedom in the Muslim-majority country. Two ethnic Malay political parties immediately voiced concern and Thursday urged the government to challenge the ruling. In this […]
Jill Ireland back in court as Malaysia considers Christians’ right to call God ‘Allah’
World Watch Monitor A Malaysian Christian woman’s campaign for Christians’ right to use the word “Allah” for “God” has resumed in Malaysia’s High Court. Jill Ireland has been campaigning for Christians’ right to use the word ever since immigration officials at a Kuala Lumpur airport seized eight Christian CDs from her in May 2008 because […]