Malaysian firebombings over "Allah" use
Who owns a word? In Malaysia, the question over who owns the word "Allah" has led to the firebombings of six churches. "Allah" Means God in the Malay language, but Muslims insist that Christians should not use it. A Malaysian High Court recently ruled that Christians could use "Allah" in printed literature, just not in Christian literature, because that could be confusing. Still some Muslims are unhappy with the ruling, and hence, firebombings.
So far no one has been hurt.
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So far no one has been hurt.
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