Posted on 11/20/2006 2:02:48 PM PST by knighthawk
Text of report by Azerbaijani website Day.az on 20 November
Baku, 20 November: A group of creative youth in Azerbaijan started a campaign called Renouncing Islam in protest against the suppression of the freedom of speech and thought being implemented by manipulating Islam and the name of Prophet Muhammad.
Journalists Aqsin, Murad Keyxanqala, novelists Sevinc Parvana, Gunel Movlud, Qan Turali, essayists Sahriyar Sarica and others have kicked off the action.
At this point, the number of participants in the Renouncing Islam campaign is growing.
Journalist Seymur Baycan and composer Firuddin Allahverdiyev, who renounced Islam several years ago, have already expressed their support to the action.
Source: Day.az website, Baku, in Russian 0802 gmt 20 Nov 06
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Expect them to be killed.
Expect them to be killed.
Until the movement is squashed.
I thought Muslims weren't capable of appreciating democracy and freedom?
Headless Horsemen of the Acolypse
but God love 'em for trying
Isnt Islam like a death cult??? Why shouldnt they toss off the soul shackles it imposes?
Turks have an amount of scepticism about their state religion. These people might be related to Turks.
I hoped those named individuals are well-armed and alert. Good luck to them in their efforts.
Apostasy is their hottest hot button, closely followed by cartoons, treatment of women, and Israel. The best hot buttons are those which inflame the Mooselimbs but are seen as perfectly reasonable expressions of freedom by normal people.
If Islam wasn't the perfect example of a self policing
and recruiting cult, I believe 80% of the members would renounce the idiocy. Unfortunately, the cult uses violence to curb it's members. I hope these people are armed.
I think a whole bunhc of Iranians are actually ethnic Azeris.
Prehaps not, but ex-muslims sure seem to appreciate them.
Apparently so. According to Wikipedia, Azeris have "a mixed cultural heritage of Turkic, Iranian, and Caucasian elements."
Astonishing!
Sounds like these fellows have good heads on their shoulders. I hope said heads stay in place.
>>I think a whole bunhc of Iranians are actually ethnic Azeris.
24%, according to the CIA World Factbook.
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ir.html#People
They are alert. They won't be going with kidnappers who happen to be wearing police uniforms.
Die infidels!
Wow! I pray The Lord protects them completely.
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