Non-Muslims in Malaysia banned from using word 'Allah'

A government ban on non-Muslims in Malaysia using the word “Allah” to refer to God has been upheld by an appeal court.

Non-Muslims in Malaysia banned from using word 'Allah'

A government ban on non-Muslims in Malaysia using the word “Allah” to refer to God has been upheld by an appeal court.

The country’s Christian, Buddhist and Hindu minorities had complained the ban infringed their constitutional right to practice religion freely, which the government denies.

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