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                    [Title] => Malaysia's top court: 'Allah' for Muslims only
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Malaysia's top court ruled yesterday that non-Muslims cannot use the word "Allah" to refer to God, delivering the final word on a contentious debate that has reinforced complaints that religious minorities are treated unfairly in the Muslim-majority country.

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Malaysia's top court on Monday upheld a government ban forbidding non-Muslims from using "Allah" to refer to God, rejecting an appeal by the Roman Catholic Church that argued that the law failed to consider the rights of minorities in the largely Muslim nation.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-23 18:32:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1301874 [AuthorName] => Eileen Ng [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20160605/allah_malaysia.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1303075 [Title] => Missing plane boosts ethnic unity in Malaysia [Summary] =>

The imam cupped his palms before his face and invited the congregation to pray. "Oh Allah, return to us those who are lost. Oh, Allah, grant safe passage to MH370," he said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-20 04:02:58 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1301874 [AuthorName] => Eileen Ng [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1245246 [Title] => Muslim clerics seen to discuss peace in Eid’l Adha rites [Summary] =>

Central Mindanao’s Muslim folk expect their clerics to focus their khutab (sermon) on the need for lasting peace and solidarity among local communities in today’s Eid’l Adha celebration.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1245181 [Title] => Non-Muslims prohibited to use 'Allah' in Malaysia [Summary] =>

A Malaysian appeals court on Monday upheld a government ban against the use of the word "Allah" to refer to God in non-Muslim faiths, overruling claims by Christians in this Muslim-majority nation that the restriction violates their religious rights.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-14 14:31:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1301874 [AuthorName] => Eileen Ng [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/9195/2t3o.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 793971 [Title] => Kazakh Muslims angry at alleged vodka blasphemy [Summary] =>

Muslims in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan are up in arms at a vodka producer for including the word "Allah" on its liquor bottles.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-04 15:39:42 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 775197 [Title] => Pakistani woman saved after 31 hours under rubble [Summary] =>

Rescue workers on yesterday pulled a 65-year-old woman out alive after she was trapped for 31 hours in the rubble of a collapsed factory in an eastern Pakistan city, as the death toll from the accident rose to 18.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-08 02:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 764179 [Title] => Flood, landslide alert up in South Cotabato [Summary] =>

The provincial government of South Cotabato is closely monitoring several rivers and upland areas in the province due to the possible flash floods and landslides in the wake of the continuing rains.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-03 14:03:57 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 668654 [Title] => Malaysia softens stance on seized Bibles [Summary] =>

Malaysia has reversed its decision to stamp Malay-language Bibles with serial numbers and government seals, softening its stance after Christians criticized the move as desecrating their holy book.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-23 11:44:33 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 666777 [Title] => Malaysia gov't accused of desecrating 5,000 Bibles [Summary] =>

Malaysia's main Christian grouping accused the government Thursday of desecrating 5,000 imported Bibles seized by custom authorities in this Muslim-majority country.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-17 17:01:52 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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