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Nicole 1Q Contestant
Newark, NJ

Nicole is with her family and her boyfriend. She will see the next question that Marguerite would have faced. The category is World Cinema.

Question #3 (World Cinema):
Which of these films was initially banned in Malaysia because its title and subject matter was not considered halal according to Islamic law?
A - Babe
B - Braveheart
C - 12 Monkeys
D - Waterworld

Nicole says she's going to go with

Spoiler

Babe, because of "the whole pig thing"

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Spoiler

Answer: A (Babe)
Value: $1,000

END OF SHOW "NOISE"

Malaysia has a unique interpretation of Islam. They passed a law prohibiting non-Muslim religions from using the name Allah, even though Allah is the Malay word for God, and it appears thousands of times in Malay translations of the Bible.

jarnon wrote:Malaysia has a unique interpretation of Islam. They passed a law prohibiting non-Muslim religions from using the name Allah, even though Allah is the Malay word for God, and it appears thousands of times in Malay translations of the Bible.

A Malaysian government official has decided that the law applies only to publications like the weekly Catholic Herald, not to Bibles and prayer books. This decision was greeted with relief by Christians, and disappointment by Muslim hard-liners.

Malaysia Bans Ke$ha Concert, Cites 'Culture' Clash

Here's an issue where Christians and Muslims can find common ground.