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August 23, 2015

Malaysia’s response to refugees, migrants studied during U.S. bishops' trip

Refugees from Myanmar's ethnic minority communities wait for access to the U.N. Refugee Agency building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug.11. Exploitation and discrimination abound among refugees from Myanmar's ethnic minority communities who have landed in Malaysia, a five-member contingent from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops learned.

WASHINGTON - Exploitation and discrimination abound among refugees from Myanmar's ethnic minority communities who have landed in Malaysia, a five-member contingent from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops learned.

Published in International
June 24, 2014

Malaysian court upholds ruling that Catholic paper may not use 'Allah'

Muslim women pray outside the court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, June 23. Malaysia's highest court rejected a Catholic Church challenge to a Court of Appeal decision to prohibit the weekly Herald Bahasa Malaysia section from using the word "Allah."

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's highest court upheld a lower-court ruling that a Catholic newspaper may not use the word "Allah" to refer to God in its Malay-language edition.

Published in International