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Nov 26th, 2008 | 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 …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) _ 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 …

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Wednesday urged all quarters to understand the content of the yoga fatwa issued by the National Fatwa Council and not twist facts which could cause confusion among the public. He said …

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.

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.

Malaysia’s leader has assured Muslims they can perform yoga as long as they avoid chanting religious mantras. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s comments come despite a ban on the exercise by the country’s top Islamic body, the National Fatwa …

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.

Malaysia’s prime minister said on 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.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s prime minister said on 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 …

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, comprising Islamic scholars, told Muslims at the weekend to avoid yoga because it uses Hindu prayers that could erode Muslims’ faith.