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The Malay rulers had decided that the word "Allah" cannot be used by non-Muslims in the Peninsula while conditional usage is allowed in the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak.Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday (May 23) that the government will streamline conflicting regulations regarding the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims. This is so that the regulations will be in line with the Malay rulers’ earlier decision that “Allah” cannot be used by non-Muslims in the Peninsula while conditional use is permitted for non-Muslims in the Borneo states. “What needs to be done … is for...

At least 65 people were killed and scores were wounded Friday when a crane collapsed in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia's civil defense authority said. The accident happened as pilgrims from around the world converged on the city, Islam's holiest site, for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which takes place this month. (snip) Another video, on a Twitter posting, captured the apparent moment of the crane's collapse during a heavy rainstorm, with a loud boom, screams and confusion.

TORONTO — Police are investigating after a war memorial was vandalized on Remembrance Day in Toronto. The Victory Peace memorial in Coronation Park was defaced with the words “Canada will burn praise Allah” written in what appeared to be black marker. City workers were called in to clean the bronze memorial, built in the 1990s. Someone walking through the park on Sunday noticed the vandalism and reported it to authorities. Police say they don’t have any suspects at the moment.

Barack Obama Has Muslim Profession of Faith Inscribed on Wedding Ring? Thu, Oct. 11, 2012 Posted: 10:24 AM EDT President Barack Obama's wedding ring was the subject of conversation recently, after an Arabic and Islamic expert claimed that the gold band was inscribed with the Islamic declaration of faith. While World Net Daily (WND) initially reported that Obama's ring contains the Islamic and Arabic phrase "There is no God but Allah," TheBlaze.com further investigated the reports by speaking to a Duke University professor who reportedly preferred to remain anonymous. While Obama's ring reportedly features part of a shahada, or Muslim...

I agree with Sen. John McCain when he says, this country is founded on Christian men and woman. The Christian bible has a lot to say about peace but the Moslem book speaks mainly on war ( Gee hard ) and all must bow the knee to Allah. Christ says every knee shall bow to him and every tong confess him as Lord in the judgment day. Peace and love and good will to men you will not find in Mohamed’s book. Revski

I won't be intimidated for expressing my viewsPeople who object to her criticism of Islam should take her to court rather than take the law into their own hands, Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells Abi Daruvalla. Hirsi Ali has been moved to a safe house following new death threats and the publication of her private address on an Islamic website just four days after her controversial film 'Submission' was screened on Dutch TV. Ayaan Hirsi Ali was always irritated at the lack of freedom under Islam Somali-born Hirsi Ali, 34, is herself a former Muslim and an outspoken...