Home Ministry bans 21 publications

The Home Ministry has banned 21 publications under Section 7(1) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.

Secretary-General Datuk Seri Alwi Ibrahim said in a statement Thursday two of the publications were banned through a government gazette notification dated July 4 and the rest, dated July 18.

"All the publications are seen to be harmful or misleading to the public, especially the younger generation, besides being categorised as deviating from the true teachings of Islam," he said.

He named the publications as Isu Semasa Dalam Risalah: Kahwin Campur Antara Muslim dengan Non Muslim; Islam and Homosexuality Volume 1; Mencontohi Para Wali; Syi'ar Manifestasi Tuhan Dalam Wanita; Mereka Adalah Teroris; Ibnu Taimiyah: Rekam Jejak Sang Pembaharu; Kitab Berlian Syahadat; Sejarah Syeikh Abdul Wahab Tuan Guru Babussalaam; Nabiyyurahmah Min Minzoril Qurani Wa Ahlil Bayt.

1,000 Hikmat; Misteri Alam Arwah: Persiapan Menjelang Ajal dan Kisah-kisah Mayat; Senjata Mukmin; Sabda Rasulullah S.A.W: Mahdi Aku Ada Dua Tanda; Kissing Cousins? Christians and Muslims Face to Face; A Treasury of Asian Literature.

What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East; Nomad: From Islam to America A Personal Journey Through the Clash Civilisations; Lesbian Sex Positions; Sexual Intimacy for Women and The Whole Lesbian Sex Book.

He said anyone caught printing, importing, reproducing, publishing, selling or distributing the publications could be prosecuted under Section 8(2) of the Act.

People who find the publications in the market can notify the Publications Control and Quranic Text Division at 03-8886 8047 (telephone) or 03-8889 1682 (fax) or moha.spab.gov.my (website). -- Bernama