Posted on 05/18/2005 5:13:52 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
LOS ANGELES - A Muslim woman who said she ordered a Quran through Amazon.com only to find profanity and religious slurs written on its cover page asked Wednesday for an apology and a full investigation by the online retailer.
Azza Basarudin, 30, said that she received the Quran by mail on May 5 after ordering it through a used books division of Amazon.com that allows customers to order directly from third-party sellers approved by the company.
When she opened the Quaran, Barasudin said she found profanity and the phrase "Death to all Muslims" written on the inside page in thick black marker. Basarudin, a graduate student in women's studies at UCLA, said she was overwhelmed by fear similiar to what she felt after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks when her sister and mother were targets of anti-Muslim slurs.
"I dropped the book because I didn't know what to do," she said at a news conference at the Islamic Center of Southern California. "I was paralyzed after 9/11 - I couldn't leave my house for a couple of weeks - and I realized that fear was coming back."
Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, said his orginization wants a public apology and investigation from Amazon.com, as well as the firing of those responsible for mailing the desecrated book. He would also like Amazon.com to fund educational programs that foster religious tolerance.
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So who will be the first imam to issue a fatwa against Jeff Bezos?
I'll bet she'll find a finger in there somewhere if she just keeps looking.
Congressman Billybob
"I dropped the book because I didn't know what to do,"
Doesn't that require a stoning or something?
Sorry, but this woman is full of doo-doo. Amazon.com should just give her $1,000,000 and make her not feel so scared.
al-Barnes ibn-Noble.
I thought that women were not allowed to touch "The Profane Koran".
Next time, maybe she'll buy a NEW book instead of a USED book. With a used book, ya pays yer money and ya takes yer chances.
That said, no book sale is ever final. They have to take it back if she doesn't like it.
"He would also like Amazon.com to fund educational programs that foster religious tolerance."
AKA front groups for terrorist sympathizers
Was it rated five and a half stars, "Like New"?
Bingo! That was my first thought.
That said, no book sale is ever final. They have to take it back if she doesn't like it.
Yep, but she must be compensated for her "Pain and suffering" as well as getting her refund.
Yea, right. Islamofascism is now the victim. You can saw the head off an infidel, but, don't desecrate the Quran.
Bush did it.
A muslim woman majoring in women's studies? I wouldn't think there are too many feminist muslims.
I wonder if she owns a magic marker.
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