Friday, February 27, 2009

"Allah" in Christian publications inot prohibited, court told

KUALA LUMPUR, FRI:

The High Court here was told today that the use of the word "Allah" in publications relating to Christianity is no longer prohibited due a new order gazetted by the Home Minister early this year.

Senior federal counsel Nizam Zakaria, for the Attorney-General''s Chambers, informed the court that the Home Minister, as the first respondent in the judicial review proceeding initiated by the Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, had gazetted the order dated Jan 21, 2009, entitled ‘Internal Security (Prohibition On Use of Specific Words on Document and Publication)Order 2009''.

The gazette says: ‘The printing, publishing, sale, issue, circulation and possession of any document and publication relating to Christianity containing the words Allah, Kaabah, Baitullah and Solat are prohibited unless on the front cover of the document and publication are written with the words ''FOR CHRISTIANITY".

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