Muslims oppose recent court ruling allowing a Catholic newspaper to use the word `` Allah '' for God . The Malaysian ban is what 's unusual , not the court 's ruling . '' 60 percent of the people in Malaysia are Muslim , while 9 percent are Christian . The majority of Christians live in Sabah and Sarawak states.
Muslims oppose recent court ruling allowing a Catholic newspaper to use the word `` Allah '' for God . 60 percent of the people in Malaysia are Muslim , while 9 percent are Christian . The majority of Christians live in Sabah and Sarawak states.