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Article: The Christian Allah.(WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF)
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- Presbyterian Record
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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ENI -- The Christian Federation of Malaysia expressed "deep disappointment and regret" at the government announcement that only Muslims were allowed to use the word 'Allah.' The Government said the word 'Allah' referred only to the Muslim God and that non-Muslims were banned from using the expression.
Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, a Jesuit cleric and head of the Malaysian ...