Malaysian Court: Catholics may call God 'Allah'
The High Court of Malaysia has ruled that a Catholic newspaper may use the word “Allah” and that a government order banning its use was illegal, null and void, The Star of Malaysia reports.
The court ruled on Thursday that the name “Allah” was not exclusive to Islam, The Star reports. Archbishop Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam, who as head of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur is publisher of the weekly Catholic newspaper The Herald, had filed for a judicial review after the government banned its use outside of Islam.
