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PETALING JAYA: The Islamic Development Department (Jakim) will review a book written by controversial author Irshad Manji before any proposal can be made to the Home Ministry to ban her literary work.
Its director-general Datuk Othman Mustapha said although there were complaints that Manji's book, Allah, Liberty and Love, insulted Islam, the department needed to go through the book first.
"We will be getting copies of the book soon. Once we have gone through and find reasons why it should be banned, we will propose this to the ministry," he said Saturday.
The Ugandan-born Canadian author launched the Malay version of her book, titled Allah, Kebebasan dan Cinta, before a small group at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall here Saturday.
She was a
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