The Right to Say ‘God’ Divides a Diverse Nation

Publication: 
New York Times
Release Date: 
November 3, 2013

According to a series of government orders and rulings by Malaysia’s Islamic councils, the word for God in the Malay language — “Allah” — is reserved for Muslims. Malay-language Bibles are banned everywhere except inside churches. State regulations ban a list of words, including Allah, in any non-Muslim context.

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