KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Christian is suing the government for allegedly violating her religious rights after airport officials seized Christian educational CDs that she brought from Indonesia.
Customs officials had confiscated eight CDs from Ms Jill Ireland when she flew back to Kuala Lumpur in May, her lawyer Annou Xavier said on Thursday.
The Home Ministry informed her in a letter that the CDs were seized mainly because their cover titles contained the word, Allah, which is prohibited in non-Muslim religious material, he said.
Ms Ireland wants the KL High Court to issue a declaration allowing her to transport any religious material for her personal use, her lawyer said. The court scheduled a preliminary hearing for Jan 30.
Government officials have expressed concerns that using the word, Allah, in Christian literature could confuse Muslims and draw them to Christianity.
