"Allah" is a Patented Name in Malaysia

I read this from The Washington Times,

Malaysian authorities confiscated Christian children's books, claiming the illustrations of prophets such as Moses and Abraham violate Islamic Shariah law...

...Malaysakini reported the Internal Security Ministry confiscated the literature from bookstores...

..."The officials have offended the sensitivities of Christians because their publications and depictions of their Biblical personalities have now become targets of unscrupulous Muslim officials bent on curtailing religious freedom in the country," Mr. Shastri said...

...The books confiscated from Johor Bahru, Senawang and Ipoh offended the sensibilities of Muslims, officials say, because Islam forbids the depiction of prophets...

...The Malaysian government last month also banned the use of the name "Allah" in any religion other than Islam, local press reports said...

...Allah, the Arabic word for "God," is used by both Christians and Muslims throughout the Arab world...

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The Bolehland is just getting more entertaining, with people doing all kinds of funny things. *speechless* My advise: Please don't use the forbidden name in public again, else you'll end up in jail. So, I suggest we say He-who-must-not-be-named,(sounds familiar isn't it?) since we are banned from calling His name anyway?

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Note:

1. Mr. Shastri is the general secretary of the Malaysian Council of Churches
2. Bolehland is the nickname of Malaysia

The Broken Tooth says
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