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World Service,14 Oct 2013,55 mins

Should non-Muslims be able to use the word Allah to refer to God?

World Have Your Say

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Should non-Muslims be able to use the word Allah to refer to God? A Malaysian court has ruled that non-Muslims cannot use the word Allah in their own faiths and that it must be exclusive to Islam, or it could cause public disorder. Should any country, religion or people take ownership of a word? (AP Photo/Vincent Thian).

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