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Malaysia court accepts Catholic newspaper challenge to 'Allah' translation ban

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The Malaysian High Court Monday accepted a challenge by Malay-Roman Catholic Herald [media website] newspaper to a government ban on using the word "Allah" as a synonym for "God," rejecting the government's argument that the lawsuit by the Kuala Lumpur-based weekly was without merit. The Malaysian government imposed the ban in January after saying last year that only Muslims could use

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on May 05, 2008 (boomark / email).

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