Malaysia 's top court dismisses bid to overturn ban on newspaper using Arabic word for God . Confusion over ban as government says ban only applies to Church 's newspaper . Muslims say use of ` ` Allah '' in non - Muslim texts will cause Muslims to convert . Church says it will continue to appeal the ruling .
Malaysia 's top court dismisses bid to overturn ban on Christians using Arabic word for God . Confusion over ruling as government says ban only applies to Church 's newspaper . Muslims say use of `` Allah '' in non-Muslim texts could cause Muslims to convert . Church says it will continue to fight the ruling .