Religious tensions are rising in Malaysia following a High Court ruling which declared non-Muslims could use the Arabic word "Allah" when referring to God. Christian churches have been attacked across the country and protests have been held in major mosques against the decision. The issue has highlighted the tensions between minority ethnic and religious groups and the Malay Muslim majority. The ruling came after a recent petition by Malaysia's Roman-Catholic Church, whose main publication, the Herald, uses the word "Allah" in its Bahasa Malayu-language edition. Rev Lawrence Andrew, editor of the Herald , has said there is no other appropriate term for God in Malay. The word "Allah" has been used by Malay-speaking Christians for centuries, as well as by Christians in Arabic-speaking countries and in Indonesia. On this edition of 101 East , we look at the current debate raging in Malaysia over the ownership of the word 'Allah.' 1...
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bagi Umno, rakyat malaysia tak kira cina, india, bai, bugis, banjar, siam, jowo,batak, kadzan, dusun, bajay, murut, arab, turki, bayan, etc mesti berugama isla, berbahasa melayu, dan ikut adat resam melayu(yang kolot dan penuh dengan kurafat, baru lah mereka di gelar melayu dan setaraf. bangla dan pakistani pun digelar melayu dan setaraf sekiranya mereka berugama islam, berbahasa melayu dan ikut adat resam melayu.
TAPI MELAYU UMNO SENDIRI TAK ISLAMIC, LEMAH BAHSA MELAYU DAN HIDUP KAYA IKUT MODEL KAFIR...HAHA.
Bangun solat Subuh dan jadi Muslim, bukan jadi Melayu.