In Malaysia, More Vandalism and Revelations of Broader Bans on Word Usage By Non-Muslim Papers

Religion Clause Blog: “In Malaysia, vandalism against Christian churches continue . . . Malaysian Insider today and the New Straits Times yesterday say that in fact the ban on use of certain words by non-Muslim publications is broader than previously reported. Guidelines issued to the Herald in 2007 also barred it from using three other words: Kaabah (Islam’s holiest shrine in Mecca), Solat (prayer) and Baitullah (House of God) . . . “