Posted on 04/24/2009 6:03:27 AM PDT by La Lydia
What do Pakistan's Swat Valley and Harvard University have in common Their leading Islamic authorities uphold the Shariah (Islamic law) tradition of punishing those who leave Islam with death. There are differences, of course...Shariah actually rules the Swat Valley, while Shariah's traditions, as promulgated by Harvard Muslim chaplain Taha Abdul-Basser, retain a more or less theoretical caste. In a recently publicized e-mail, Mr. Abdul-Basser approvingly explained to a student the traditional Islamic practice of executing converts from Islam.
As the chaplain put it: "There is great wisdom (hikma) associated with the established and preserved position (capital punishment), and so, even if it makes some uncomfortable in the face of the hegemonic modern human-rights discourse, one should not dismiss it out of hand."
Certainly, one should not dismiss Abdul-Basser out of hand - or the chilling implications of what it means to have a religious leader at Harvard validate the ultimate act of Islamic religious persecution. But dismissing - or, rather, ignoring - this controversy is precisely what Harvard is doing...
But maybe more disturbing than either Mr. Abdul-Basser's position or Harvard's stonewalling is the silence of the media. With the exception of the Harvard Crimson, no news outlets have covered the story...Compare this silence to the uninterrupted media pillory that Lawrence H. Summers endured back in 2005...
It is here that we broach the most disturbing aspect of this highly disturbing story: Muslims who oppose the Shariah tradition of death for apostasy but don't feel free to say so publicly - not at Harvard, not in the Swat Valley... This means that when it comes to Shariah rules versus freedom of conscience at Harvard, it is freedom of conscience that goes unprotected by those hallowed, ivy-covered walls. No wonder nobody wants to talk about this story.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Harvard will submit to virtually anything, but darned if it will tolerate Christians and Jews touting the old time religion.
The only reason why they don’t implement murder of those who leave their cult is that they can’t. Yet.
This is not a religion. It is a world-domination movement cleverly disguised as a religion.
YEP and iSSlamo-fascism is DELIBERATELY supported by libtard-FASCISTS !
Not a surprise but it’s enlightening since it reveals(for those who ignored that) that THE WAR IS REALLY DECLARED and that RHINOS are REALLY out of touch
Islam is a religion. They worship some demon named Allah. How can anyone say that Islam is not a religion? The definition of “religion” is not “good and wholesome”.
DEATH TO THE INFIDELS!!!
I wonder if this has anything to do with the $20 million given by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of SA in 2005 to establish an Islamic Studies program at Harvard.
The Sheiks have bought our universities and now run them.
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