A Malaysian Christian woman’s campaign for Christians’ right to use the word ‘Allah’ for ‘God’ resumed in Malaysia’s High Court on 19 October.
Jill Ireland began campaigning for Christians’ right to use the word ever since immigration officials at a Kuala Lumpur airport seized eight Christian CDs from her in May 2008 because the CDs used the word Allah in a Christian context. Ireland maintained that the court had failed to address her constitutional right as a Christian to use the word despite returning the CDs.
Predating Islam
The word (which predates Islam) has been used by local Christians for hundreds of years, long before Malaysia came into existence.
