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  • Malaysian State Closes Ghost Museum after Clerics Complain it is un-Islamic

    04/15/2007 4:44:57 PM PDT · by DogByte6RER · 19 replies · 679+ views
    CNews/Canoe Network ^ | April 14, 2007 | CNews
    Malaysian state closes ghost museum after clerics complain it is un-Islamic April 14, 2007 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian state has closed down a museum exhibition on ghosts, ghouls and supernatural beings after Islamic clerics claimed it was detrimental to Muslims' faith, newspapers reported Saturday. The exhibition at the state museum in southern Negeri Sembilan has drawn some 25,000 visitors since it opened March 10. But it has also attracted criticism from religious scholars who charged the show was un-Islamic and based in fantasy, the New Straits Times reported. Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Rais Yatim also disapproved...