KAULA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The name of God is sacred to Muslims, and the Arabic word for God, “Allah,” is universally invoked in Islamic prayers and practices. But are Muslims the only ones who can use ...

Origins: On 21 November 2014, the web site TPNN published an article titled "Colorado School Changes Pledge to One Nation Under 'Allah?'" The body of the article was concise, consisting of only a ...

A Viking-age woven band of silk displays patterns in silver thread discovered to be Arabic script Annika Larsson/ Uppsala University Editor's note, October 16, 2017: Stephennie Mulder, an associate ...

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. In the Arabic language the word 'Allah' originated from ...

In Malaysia last month, there was vicious rioting after high court judge Lau Bee Lan issued a ruling on the proper naming of God. A complaint had been lodged by Muslim groups that local Christians ...

Decision ends a 35-year-old government ban on the usage of four Arabic words by Christian publications. KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian court ruled Wednesday that non-Muslims can use the word Allah to ...

Let’s not muddle our minds when it comes to the term “Allah” being used to refer to “God” by people of other faiths. Some politicians and religious figures seem to exploit this issue without looking ...

The designer behind the garments and Melbourne Fashion Festival organisers have apologised for the offence and disrespect caused to the community, removing images of the models on social media.

Malaysia’s highest court has rejected a challenge from the Catholic Church seeking to overturn a ban on non-Muslims using the word “Allah” to refer to God. But after the Federal Court announced its ...

Marks and Spencer has been forced to deny that it sells toilet roll imprinted with the Arabic word for God, after calls online for Muslims to boycott the store. The department store chain’s aloe vera ...