Posted on 10/19/2008 4:15:02 PM PDT by Righting
“The Jewel of Medina,” a controversial work of historical fiction by American author Sherry Jones, was supposed to have gone on sale Oct. 15 in the United Kingdom. A series of events, however, have delayed its British release indefinitely. The book, which went on sale in the United States on Oct. 6, describes the life of Aisha, the young girl who became the Prophet Mohammed’s third — and according to many sources, favorite — wife.
Some Muslims have labeled the book blasphemous and have branded the author an enemy of Islam. An associate professor of Islamic history at the University of Texas at Austin said Muslims would find the book very offensive and, in an August interview in The Wall Street Journal, likened it to soft-core pornography.
While the author and publisher have argued that the book respectfully portrays Mohammed and his relationship with Aisha — in stark contrast to the Danish cartoons that have sparked so much protest and violence — the tone of the book is not the real issue. To many Muslims, not only is it offensive to ridicule Mohammed but it is forbidden and considered a dire insult to portray the prophet in any way outside the context of Islamic writings. This insult is magnified when Mohammed is depicted having intimate relations with his wife, a revered figure in Islam who is referred to in many Islamic writings as “Um ul Mumineen” (Arabic for “Mother of the Believers”). Because of this, in all probability many Muslims — not just a few radicals — will find the book offensive.
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It’s a pity the Brits don’t have Freedom of the Press:
Too bad they don’t have the long tradition of Constitutional government we have in this country...
Surprise, surprise, when everyone who isn't a muslim is considered an enemy of islam.
Can’t be any more offensive than the “Da Vinci Code”.
I consider myself as an enemy of all cults, including islam.
It's only the "special" Muslim people that we can never offend.
Though the Brits are not the cowards the French ae whewn it comes to fighting the R.O.P., still Europe is already partially Eurabia, unfortunately.
My wife and I saw “An American Carol” today, and we both laughed uproariously. Sadly, there was only one other person in the theater (but then this was 10:50 on a Sunday morning).
If it upsets them then it probably speaks the truth about islam.
... and, in an August interview in The Wall Street Journal, likened it to soft-core pornography.
Unlike the hardcore place with unending wine and 72 virgins to which they aspire.
that’s original
Unbelieveable how they manage to brain wash so many kids that paradise is about "sex".
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