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Malaysia

January 12, 2010

Christians face repression in Egypt and Malaysia, but positive change in Nepal

Jerusalem Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan has denounced the killing of six Coptic Christians in Egypt. Meanwhile, churches in Malaysia are full despite attacks against Christian places of worship in recent days.
May 10, 2009

Malaysian authorities challenged over new crackdown on dissent

Amnesty International has called on the Malaysian authorities to release five government critics arrested in the last week, if they cannot charge them with recognisable criminal offences. The wave of arrests is part of a new crackdown on dissent.
March 23, 2009

Tigers under threat in Malaysia – adopt a Tiger

An alliance of conservation groups that includes WWF-Malaysia is opposing plans by the Malaysian government to build a new tiger park. The creation of the park is problematic and would require the moving of tigers from their natural habitat. WWF-Malaysia argues that this will compromise the Malaysian governments commitment to double tiger numbers by 2020. Find out more about WWF's tiger adoption here.
March 10, 2009

Malaysia imposes new ban on use of 'Allah' by non-Muslims

Malaysia's government has re-imposed a ban on the word Allah in Bibles, and in Christian newspapers and religious texts in the Malay language following pressure from Islamic groups.
February 7, 2008

Malaysian Christians upset over seizure of Bibles

The seizure by Malaysian customs officials of 32 English-language Bibles from a Christian woman who was bringing them into the country for a study group has prompted an outcry from Christians in the Muslim-majority country.
June 25, 2007

Minorities unhappy about state role of Islam in Malaysia

Members of five minority religious groups in Malaysia, including Christians and Hindus, have urged their government to take steps to prevent "personal tragedies" resulting from state policies that favour Islam.
June 7, 2007

Malaysian woman faces jail if she does not re-convert to Islam

A Malaysian woman who converted to Christianity faces jail or the rejection of her religion because the Muslim-majority country's highest court ruled she does not have a legal right to convert from Islam to another religion.
May 12, 2007

Malaysian government pulls plug on Christian-Muslim dialogue

Churches in Malaysia have appealed to the country's government to reconsider a decision to withdraw support for a Christian-Muslim seminar that was to have been chaired by the Archbishop of Canterbury.