Woman says she received desecrated Quran through Amazon.com

San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 5/18/2005 | Gillian Flaccus

[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.

[LasVegasMac]

but she must be compensated for her "Pain and suffering" as well as getting her refund.

Here is your $$ for your book refund.

And here is an additional $0.50.

Now go call someone that cares about your little "offended" issue.

People that are so easily "offended" - "saddened" - whatever, are so weakminded that it..........

really offends me!

LVM

[Bars4Bill]

"I dropped the book because I didn't know what to do,"

She does the same with the Yellow Pages.

[andyk]

"I couldn't even go near this book for a couple of days," she said. "I feel like I'm being violated all over again because I'm a Muslim."

Poor little helpless twit.

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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.

In case you haven't figured it out yet, you're not welcome in this country anymore. Get out, and take your family and friends with you!

[mhx]

I sympathize with the fear you must have felt.

[mhx]

I'm amazed that any wire service would pick this story up, unless they want to be the next Newsweek. But I guess they won't let anything stand in their ideological way.

[Reactionary]

I can't wait for the squeals of outrage from liberals.

Liberals have found their holy relic.

[TFFKAMM]

Here's this tool's Web site.

Note: Her faculty advisor is Dr. Sondra Hale, whom I had a few unpleasant encounters with during one of my previous lives as a UCLA staffer. Hale is an Andrea Dworkin/Mary Daly lesbo-commie moonbat of the worst kind, and I wouldn't be too surprised if she helped cook up this scenario.

[Bogey78O]

It's perfectly fine to lie to a heathen.

The rules of Islam aren't altogether different from the Feringi Rules of Acquisition.

[Reactionary]

Now, what good muslim would order a used copy of the Koran, anyway? I mean, infidels aren't allowed to even touch that sacred tome, lest it become defiled.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

Oh man, foreign student alert.

[TFFKAMM]

By the way, it would be a BAD, BAD THING if our less sensitive Freepers e-mailed Azza and told her exactly where she can put her beloved Koran.

[SE Mom]

The mind boggles...

[dennisw]

Good research. This money grubbing wacko is hardly a fundamentalist Muslim woman. Her website is full of feminist and post-colonial shuck and jive. She dosn't have her hair covered. She's kinda cute:

PhD candidate in women's studies

[rolling_stone]

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.

,,,cry me a river..and I a US citizen want an apology from all muslims for their savage and ruthless killing of US citizens, and I want and investigation of all muslim organizations in the US and those found responsible should face a firing(squad) for doing their dastardly deeds. Furthermore Islam should be banned from the US as a cult of hate and not a religion...lets take a vote and see who gets their wish, him or me...

[marajade]

I'd hate to think about her buying from ebay

[mlmr]

Does it seem to anybody else that these people always over react and are always demanding apoologies?

Islamofascists are using our own political correctness against us.

[AZHua87]

A new twist on the "There's a Finger in my Chili" scam.

[longtermmemmory]

Thw Koran advocats lying to infidels.

This is a fake incident PERIOD.

They are trying to use American liberty against themselves.

This is basically like hitler saying "we only need some room to grow". And the nevil chamberlan left believe the liars.

[Alouette]

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.

Was her "overwhelming fear" similar to what people felt when they were forced to choose between jumping from the 104th floor or burning to death inside?

G-D I am so sick of whining Mohammedans complaining about "after" 9-11 when people gave them dirty looks.