'Allah' ban went against 1986 cabinet policy: Jill Ireland ruling

Hidir Reduan Abdul RashidPublished: Mar 19, 2021 5:52 AM | Updated: Mar 19, 2021 6:54 AM

The Dr Mahathir Mohamad-led cabinet allowed Christians in Malaysia to conditionally use the word “Allah” in May 1986.

However, seven months later, officials of a division in the Home Ministry then issued a directive imposing a total ban on the word in Bahasa Malaysia editions of Christian religious publications.

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