Malaysian govt to appeal ‘Allah’ ruling

Posted on January 3, 2010
Filed Under "Allah" ban |

In light of the most recent high court ruling allowing a Catholic paper the right to use the word “Allah” in its publication, one would have thought that the Prime Minister of Malaysia would urge every one to accept the ruling.

For one, he is after all the Prime Minister of the country, not just the Prime Minister of the Muslim population of the country.

Secondly, and not the least, Malaysia is a country of laws with a Constitution that expressly gives any one the freedom to practise his/her religion of choice. (At least that is what appears on paper, but in practice that is entirely another matter!)

So to hear the Prime Minister siding with one community’s interest over another (ignoring the history and context of the usage of the term “Allah” as used by Christians in Malaysia) and telling every one that the government (no less!) would appeal the ruling of the high court, one is left with only one impression.

All Malaysians are equal, but some Malaysians are more equal than others.

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