KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian government has banned 11 books, mostly US publications, for allegedly having contents that went against the teachings of Islam.
The Malaysia's Internal Security Ministry banned the 11 books, including eight in English and three in local Malay language, for misrepresenting Islam by linking it to terrorism and the mistreatment of women, a media report said.
According to the ministry's Quran Publication Control and Text Division Secretary Che Din Yuson, the ban order was gazetted on January 17 under the Printing Presses and Publications Act of 1984.
The banned books include 'Secrets of the Koran: Insights Into Islam's Holy Book', 'Woman in Islam', 'The Two Faces of Islam: Saudi Fundamentalism and It's Role in Terrorism' and 'Islam unveiled: Disturbing Questions About the World's Fastest Growing Faith'.
The Times of India
PEOPLE'S POWER
No comments:
Post a Comment