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BY ASHMAN ADAM
The alliance of Malay Muslim civil society groups expressed shock and disappointment at the ruling. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 An alliance of Malay Muslim civil society groups urged the Ministry of Home Affairs to appeal the High Court’s recent decision to allow the use of the word “Allah” in Christian publications.
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Vibes reported that the alliance Pertubuhan-Pertubuhan Pembela Islam (Pembela) also wanted the ministry to issue a new circular forbidding the use of the word if the appeal is granted.
Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri
KUALA LUMPUR – A Munaqasyah session to scrutinise the issue on the use of the word “Allah” will be held with muftis from throughout the country tomorrow, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.
Zulkifli said the opinions of leaders of Islamic non-governmental organisations (NGOs) would also be sought.
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“I just visited the headquarters of Pertubuhan-Pertubuhan Pembela Islam (Pembela) to hear the views and thoughts of leaders of Islamic NGOs on the issue (on the use) of the word Allah.
“I spent almost 45 minutes exchanging views and trying to find a common understanding between the government and Islamic NGOs on this issue,” he said in his Facebook posting today.