Allah issue: Long wait for appeal date

 Christianity, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Islam, Judiciary, Media  8 Responses »
Jan 192011
 

One year on, and the Allah issue is still in limbo.

Or rather we are still waiting for the Court of Appeal to fix a date for the government’s appeal against the High Court’s landmark decision in favour of the church. For now, though, the Catholic Church’s weekly Herald tabloid is unable to use the term ‘Allah’ as the government has obtained a stay pending appeal.

Meanwhile, the Church has reprinted a rare Malay-Latin dictionary, first published in 1631, which shows that Christianity was already using local languages in the region four centuries ago. Continue reading »

Protest at Allah verdict in Penang

 Christianity, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Media  39 Responses »
Jan 032010
 

A group of about 200 to 250 Muslims protested this morning in Penang against the High Court verdict granting the Herald the right to use the term ‘Allah’.

The gathering, in front of the Dewan Sri Pinang, opposite the Penang High Court, began at 10.15am and ended before 11.15am, according to an eyewitness. It was organised by the Badan Anti IFC (Inter-Faith Council) network, known by its acronym Badai, and comprised representatives of various groups. Badai was the same loose group that gathered some 200 demonstrators and disrupted an Article 11 forum at a hotel in Penang in 2006.

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Groups want to be co-respondents in Herald case

 Christianity, Islam, Judiciary  3 Responses »
Jul 072009
 

The case involving the Catholic Herald weekly’s usage of the term “Allah” was heard in chambers today.

A string of ‘interveners’ – mostly state Islamic religious councils and the Malaysian Gurdwara Council – filed their applications to be co-respondents in the case. The hearing was fixed for 17 July.

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Latest Herald out – minus Malay supplement

 Christianity, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Human rights, Media  18 Responses »
Jan 102009
 

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The latest issue of the Herald – minus the Malay-languange supplement

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The KDN letter to the Herald, prohibiting the use of Malay until the court decides whether the paper can use the term “Allah”. (This letter was published at the bottom of the front page of the latest Herald.) The ban was later reversed – but will the paper continue using the term “Allah” pending the court decision?

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