ieligious fanatics have been jailed for an attack on the UK home of a publisher. His “crime”? He dared to want to publish a novel about Aisha, the child bride of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.
Now, according to The Times, among others, three Islamic fundamentalists have been banged up “for an arson attack on a London publisher who planned to print an ‘offensive’ book about the Prophet Muhammad”.
The attack was on the home of Martin Rynja, and “has been compared to the campaign against the publication of Salmon Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses”.
You can see from the links below just what a fuss was made by these and other morons, who believe that historical figures don’t belong to all, and if we wish to write fiction based on them, draw cartoons of them, make sculptures of them or paint them, we should be allowed to do so.
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Related links:
How Muslims rule what we read
Aisha author should be compensated, says Rushdie’s QC
Cowardice condemned
5 comments:
Reminds me of the silencing of Asma bint Marwan and Abu Afak about 14 centuries ago!
The greatest danger is from self-censorship & the inane & vacuous stupidity of the mainstream media.
Terry.
Reminds me of Mohammed.
ukhari Volume 4, Book 54, Number 445:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
The Prophet said, "Gabriel said to me, 'Whoever amongst your followers die without having worshipped others besides Allah, will enter Paradise (or will not enter the (Hell) Fire)." The Prophet asked. "Even if he has committed illegal sexual intercourse or theft?" He replied, "Even then."
I wasn't thinking about sex honest but .... ;-)
A bit OT. I sent this letter today to my Texas Senators, my rep, Kyl, McConnell, Boehner and some other people I cannot remember at the moment. I also called some of their offices.
Re: "Hate Crimes"
This bill is an insult, an outrage and an affront to every American.
It is a blatant attempt to criminalize political dissent and private prejudice, which are BOTH protected under the First Amendment.
The Declaration of Independence states that when Governments become (paraphrase and emphasis mine) DESTRUCTIVE of the ends for which they are formed, it is the Right of the people to alter or abolish it and institute new government which will, in the Peoples' view, be most likely to effect their happiness and safety.
This is a line in the sand. If this passes, I will not obey this hideous illegitimate attempt at despotism. I will work to overturn it. And if that does not work, I will work for secession.
It is vile, vile, vile.
The philosophical bases upon which the independence movement of the late 1700's British North American colonies relied still apply today.
We are not all asleep out here.
And I will fight to the loss of my liberty, if need be, to defend the freedoms my grandfathers (WWI) and my father and uncles (WWII) and my neighbors (Viet Nam) fought, suffered and yes, DIED for.
I CALL ON THE MINORITY LEADERSHIP TO TRY TO STOP THIS HIDEOUS DESPOTIC ATTEMPT TO POLICE OUR MINDS.
Ro
I'm surprised to see this published in a mainstream paper. Fatwa on the way?
"The Moon: Gods, myths and legends.
For countless millennia, the moon was a god, not a destination: Rick Stroud, author of The Book of the Moon, tells us about his 12 favourite lunar deities...
...4) Hubal (Pre Islamic Arabian) A moon god and the most powerful of the three hundred and sixty gods worshipped at Mecca in pre-Islamic times. It is believed that Hubal may have been a forerunner of al-Llah, which means The God, and may be the reason that Mosques have a moon sign over them. Hubal had three daughters. The devil tricked Mohamed into saying in the Koran that they should be worshipped. The lines that Mohamed wrote in the Koran about the daughters are known as the Satanic Verses."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6623844.ece
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