Comments on: Hot Malaysian Yoga Star Banned from TV For F-Word, Fatwa

By: marc

marc — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:09:38 +0000

Yoga Now Malaysia – a yoga studio based on the island of Langkawi in Malaysia – has just been granted a license to teach yoga after countless delays on the application. The terms of the license specifically state that Muslims may not attend any yoga classes or yoga retreats organized by Yoga Now Malaysia. The municipal council also insists that a sign be placed outside the yoga studio with the wording “For Non-Muslims only”. As far as I know this is the first legal application of the yoga fatwa in Malaysia pertaining to a yoga studio .

By: admin

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:05:14 +0000

Dawg don’t dare me

Thanks Svasti and ShaolinTiger for helping to clear up some the religion/regional stuff.

Still, spose it’s encouraging they are allowing yoga in physical practice and not banning in its entirety? muslims can still maintain a practice, if the results are more than physical, well who needs to know but the student.

By: ShaolinTiger

ShaolinTiger — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:58:56 +0000

Indonesia is different, it’s a secular state so if you don’t want to be a muslim you don’t have to be.

Malaysia is an Islamic state.

In Malaysia if you are born a muslim, you stay a muslim – there’s no choice.

That’s the problem with being ruled by a religious state.

By: Svasti

Svasti — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:46:10 +0000

Indonesia may be predominantly Muslim, but Bali (which is in Indonesia) is predominantly Hindu, thus being able to hold things like the Bali Spirit Fest. Islam bans a lot of stuff, but banning yoga? Oh my. Think we need to get the Fatwa council to take a little yoga nidra each day. Might put them in a better mood to start with!

By: Yogadawg

Yogadawg — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:53:16 +0000

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