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SHAH ALAM: Selangor will only gazette the National Fatwa Council’s edict on yoga after the state government receives the views and explanations from the state Fatwa Council and Sultan of Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Muslims who performed yoga without chanting any mantra can carry on with their activity as it was good for their health.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Muslims who performed yoga without chanting any mantra can carry on with their activity as it was good for their health. He urged all quarters to understand the content of the yoga …

Mr Abdullah said Muslims who performed yoga exercise without chanting Hindu mantras could carry on with their activity as it was good for their health. — PHOTO: REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR – MALAYSIA’S Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Wednesday …

In a move that drew widespread protests, Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council of prominent Islamic scholars advised Muslims at the weekend to avoid yoga because it involves Hindu prayers that could compromise the faith of Muslims. The ban raised the …

Malaysia’s prime minister said Wednesday Muslims should still take up yoga, reversing an outright ban that has drawn widespread protests.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Wednesday waded into a row over a ban on yoga for Muslims, saying they could practise the exercise as long as it had no spiritual elements.

Kuala Lampur, Nov 26: Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Badawi has said that Muslims in the country can continue to practice yoga as long as they don’t chant mantras . Abdullah’s remarks come after a ruling by this Muslim-majority country’s …

Malaysia’s leader assured Muslims on Wednesday they can perform yoga if they do not chant religious mantras.

Women hold a pose during yoga class at the 8 Limbs Yoga Center, Seattle, in this file photo. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s leader assured Muslims on Wednesday they can perform yoga if they do not chant religious mantras — an apparent effort …