COMMENT At the Bloggers Universe Malaysia (BUM) gathering on May 22, the ethnocentricity of the Malay-Muslim mind showed in the form of its steadfast impertinence to those who appear to criticise Islamic principles and features.

I refer specifically to the word ‘Allah’, a subject for discourse by those present. Blogger Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah Sanusi has been the strong flag bearer of this mantra. He stated that non-Muslims are not to use it, for by doing so would confuse the Malays.

The root or source of the possible confusion seems to be that in Islam there is only one God with the name of Allah. But in Christianity there are