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Malaysia detains Australian Senator Nick Xenophon who was visiting as part of a delegation to discuss forthcoming elections and seeks to deport him for taking part in a protest in Kuala Lumpur last year.
2013-02-16

Malaysian authorities break up a mass gathering of Shiite Muslims, detaining four.
2011-05-24

Malaysia bans Shi'ites from promoting their faith to other Muslims, but remain able to practice it themselves. [http:--www.bernama.com-bernama-v5-newsgeneral.php?id=569704 (Bernama)] [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-225808-malaysia-bans-shiites-from-promoting-their-faith ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2011-03-9

Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an influential Muslim cleric and the spiritual leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, issues a fatwa ordering the death of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
2011-02-21

Islamic morality police arrest over 80 Muslims in Malaysia to prevent them from celebrating Valentine's Day.
2011-02-15

12 people die and 73 are injured when two express buses, a van and three cars collide at Km 223, Plus Highway near the Simpang Ampat toll in Negri Sembilan, Malaysia.
2010-10-10

A Malaysian court sentences two men to five years imprisonment after firebombing a church in a row over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.
2010-08-13

Another church is attacked in Malaysia and a mosque also targeted for the first time in a row over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.
2010-01-16

A fourth church is attacked in Malaysia as a row over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims deepens.
2010-01-9

Several churches in Malaysia are attacked amid tensions over the use of "Allah" by non-Muslims in the country.
2010-01-8