Meanwhile, in Malaysia…

KUALA LUMPUR — Muslim groups in Malaysia have voiced opposition to a court ruling allowing a Catholic paper the right to use the word “Allah”, and said Saturday they plan to demonstrate.

Malaysia’s high court ruled Thursday that the Herald weekly had the right to use the word “Allah” after a long-running dispute between the government and the paper in the Muslim-majority nation.

The Herald has been using the word “Allah” as a translation for “God” in its Malay-language section, but the government argued “Allah” should be used only by Muslims.