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Should only Muslims be allowed to refer to god as \u201cAllah?\u201d That\u2019s what a Malaysian Court ruled last week. According to Reuters News<\/a>, the ruling will hurt Malaysia\u2019s image as a moderate Islamic country. Even conservative Muslims condemn the ruling arguing, according to Reuters, \u201cthat the word Allah has been used by different faiths for centuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Should only Muslims be allowed to refer to god as \u201cAllah?\u201d That\u2019s what a Malaysian Court ruled last week. According to Reuters News, the ruling will hurt Malaysia\u2019s image as a moderate Islamic country. Even conservative Muslims condemn the ruling arguing, according to Reuters, \u201cthat the word Allah has been used by different faiths for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1838,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nMalaysia: Who Can Refer to God as "Allah"<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Should only Muslims be allowed to refer to god as "Allah?" That's what a Malaysian Court ruled last week. 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