Muslim demonstrators gathered outside the Malaysian Court of Appeal as judges prepare to rule on who can use the word 'Allah'.<br/> <br />Inside the court three Muslim judges unanimously agreed it's exclusively Muslim and banned a Christian newspaper from using it to refer to God.<br/> <br />Lawyers for the Catholic newspaper The Herald argued the term pre-dated Islam and has been used for centuries by Christians in parts of the country.<br/> <br />Herald editor Lawrence Andrew condemned the ruling.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) LAWRENCE ANDREW, EDITOR OF CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER 'THE HERALD' SAYING:<br/> <br />"God is an integral part of every religion we have and Allah is a term in the Middle East and in Indonesia. It's a term both for Christians and Muslims. You cannot say that all of a sudden it's not an integral part. Malay language is a language that has many borrowed words. Allah also is a borrowed word."<br/> <br />Outside the court the protesters welcomed the decision which overturns one in 2009 by a lower
