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World News - KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian High Court yesterday ruled that Christians nationwide are allowed to use the word Allah (Arabic word for God) and three other Arabic words in their religious publications for educational purposes. The three other words are... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Published on: Thursday, March 11, 2021 By: Bernama Malay Mail pic Kuala Lumpur: The High Court here on Wednesday ruled that Christians nationwide can use the word "Allah" and three other Arabic words in their religious publications for educational purposes. The three other words are Baitullah, Kaabah and solat. This follows Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Nor Bee Ariffin, sitting as High Court judge, allowing a judicial review application by a Sarawak native Christian, Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill. ADVERTISEMENT In the application, Jill Ireland had sought, among others, a declaration that it is her...
[Reuters] Malaysian Christians are allowed to use the word “Allah” to refer to God in educational publications, a High Court ruled on Wednesday in ending a decades-long ban, which the court said was unconstitutional because it restricted religious freedom. The Kuala Lumpur High Court further ruled that a 1986 directive by the home ministry to bar the use of Allah and three other Arabic words in Christian publications was illegal and irrational, because Malay Christians had used these words for more than 400 years, the state-run Bernama news agency reported about the verdict....
KUALA LUMPUR: After more than a decade, the High Court has ruled that Christians in the country are allowed to use the word “Allah” and three other words of Arabic origin in their religious publication for educational purposes. This follows a decision by Justice Nor Bee Ariffin, now a Court of Appeal judge, who allowed a judicial review by a Christian woman, Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill, to practise her constitutional rights of practising her religion. The other three words in question are Baitullah, Kaabah and solat.The legal action by Jill Ireland had taken root some 13 years ago in 2008 ...
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