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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on Wednesday said Muslims in this south-east Asian nation can continue to practice ‘yoga’ as long as they avoided chanting ‘mantras’. Abdullah’s remarks come after a ruling by this Muslim-majority country’s …

Malaysia’s prime minister said Wednesday Muslims should still take up yoga, reversing an outright ban that has drawn widespread protests amid concerns over growing Islamic fundamentalism in the multiracial nation. Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council …

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said Muslims in this south-east Asian nation can continue to practice ‘yoga’ as long as they avoided chanting ‘mantras’.

Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said Muslims in this south-east Asian nation can continue to practice ‘yoga’ as long as they avoided chanting ‘mantras’. Abdullah’s remarks come after a ruling by this Muslim-majority country’s …

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on Wednesday said Muslims in the south-east Asian nation can continue to practice yoga as long as they avoided chanting mantras. Badawi’s remarks come after a ruling by this Muslim-majority country’s National …

Abdullah’s remarks come after a ruling by this Muslim-majority country’s National Fatwa Council that yoga was haram (forbidden) as it involved chanting which was against Islamic teachings and that people could deviate from Islamic faith if they performed yoga which has its roots in Hinduism.

So what is it and how does it work. At the heart of it is something which translates as the stoppage of mind modification. For example when we hear music we get distracted. We must stay aware and c…

(The Associated Press) Malaysia’s leader assured Muslims on Wednesday they can perform yoga if they do not chant religious mantras – an apparent effort to assuage public anger over an Islamic body’s ban of the ancient Indian exercise. Last week, the National Fatwa Council said that elements of Hinduism in the practice could corrupt Muslims. Many ordinary Muslims responded by saying they had been …

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

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia : Malaysia’s leader assured Muslims on Wednesday they can perform yoga if they do not chant religious mantras — an apparent effort to assuage public anger over an Islamic body’s ban of the ancient Indian exercise. Last week …