16 December 2008 Malaysia and Indonesia: reactions after the fatwa forbidding Muslims to practice yoga In November, the Malaysian National Fatwa Council issued a fatwa (religious ruling), deeming as 'haram' (prohibited) the practice of yoga. Read more
08 January 2008 Malaysia: Government rules Catholic newspaper must abide by ruling not to use ‘Allah’ for God The government has told the Herald, a Catholic newspaper threatened with closure for using the word “Allah” in its Malay... Read more
21 October 2004 Malaysia: woman fights for right to convert Azlina Jailani, who adopted the name Lina Joy when she became a Christian in 1998, has appealed a second time... Read more
