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Malaysia Bans Catholic Newspaper’s Use of Word Allah

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Oct 16, 2013
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A Malaysia appellate court’s decision to ban the use of the word “Allah” to mean “God” by a Roman Catholic newspaper, which is now pushing the country’s Christians and Muslims farther apart, stems from a political decision that reaches back as far as 1981, when former premier Mahathir Mohamad came into office.

However, unless it is viewed in its politica…

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