http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-briefs30-2009oct30,0,7232083.story
October 30, 2009 MALAYSIA Bibles with 'Allah' are confiscated Malaysian authorities have confiscated more than 15,000 Bibles because they referred to "God" as "Allah," a translation that has been banned in this Muslim-majority country, Christian church officials said. The Rev. Hermen Shastri, general secretary of the Council of Churches of Malaysia, said authorities seized a consignment of 10,000 copies sent from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Kuching, in Sarawak state, on Sept. 11 because the Indonesian-language Bibles contained the word "Allah." An additional 5,100 Bibles, also imported from Indonesia, were seized in March, said an official from the Bible Society of Malaysia. A Home Ministry official said he was not aware of the seizures. Church officials say "Allah" is not exclusive to Islam but is an Arabic word that predates Islam. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
