In December 2010, an international workshop for Islamic scholars was held in Penang, Malaysia on the theme ”Agribiotechnology: Shariah Compliance.” [...] A web report claimed that the workshop was ”attended by high-ranking ulama from Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Iran, Malaysia and Indonesia and scientists from Malaysia, USA, Iran and Egypt.” In fact, anyone with differing views from the organisers was not invited. The discussion was also limited to the halal/haram debate and, not surprisingly, resulted in a fatwa that stated that GM is permissable in Islam.