The Home Ministry today gazetted the ban on the publication of author Irshad Manji’s controversial books entitled ‘ Allah, Liberty And Love ’ and its translated version ‘ Allah, Kebebasan dan Cinta ’.

azlan Home Ministry Publication and Quranic Text Control Division secretary Abd Aziz Md Nor said the ban was issued as the contents of the books are misleading and contradict with the teachings of Islam practiced in the country.

The P.U (A) 162 gazette dated on May 29, 2012 was also according to the Section 7(1) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 whereby to print, import, produce, reproduce, publish, sell, issue, offer to sell, distribute or own it is an offence and if proven guilty could be imprisoned not less than three years or fined not more than RM20,000 or both.

    

Manji, who openly supported lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) lifestyles through her writing had also authored a book entitled ‘ The Problem With Islam Today ’ in 2009 which offended Muslims worldwide and contained the same idealism as Salman Rushdie, the author of the novel ‘ The Satanic Verses ’.

- Bernama