Malaysia will suffer if Islam is used as a political weapon

Recently, the highest court in Malaysia ruled that the Catholic Church could not use the word “Allah” in its publication, The Herald. The government argued that the word is unique to Islam, and restricted its use to Muslims. This goes against the established fact that non-Muslims have used the word “Allah” since time immemorial in the Middle East and other parts of the Islamic world.
Few were surprised by the ruling. Christians and other minorities in Malaysia knew that the issue was not really about the usage of the word “Allah,” but rather a show of political force about who really rules the country......................