Penang mufti Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor stressed today that there is no conflict between his recent defence of Dr Zakir Naik, and his view that the preacher should not be allowed to speak in the state.

"I am still firm with my stand that it is not wise to bring Zakir for a ceramah in Penang when the situation is so tense now," he told Malaysiakini...