Posted on 05/28/2006 2:25:32 AM PDT by croak
In 1988, the novelist and British citizen Salman Rushdie published his novel, The Satanic Verses. A bitter satire on Islam which understandably gave serious offence, its publication provoked uproar in the Islamic world with protests in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, that led to the deaths of five Muslims. Shortly afterwards, in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, sentencing Rushdie to death for writing the book, along with 'all involved in its publication who were aware of its content'. As a result, Rushdie was forced to go into hiding for many years and to live the life of a highly guarded fugitive, with a bounty on his head for anyone who succeeded in killing him.
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Great article.
Very true.
Isn't islam a synonym FOR murder?
[That is exactly what is wrong with the libs of today and then. "They attacked us so there must be something wrong with us."]
So many secular humanists are ammoral neo nazi's who will do anything and everything to destroy our soverign American Constituion and bill of rights and conservatives, thereby they cut off their nose to spite their face.
A sad day for America indeed.
Lesson that should have been learned: civilization must round up the crazies who incite murder under the pretext of religion.
"Institutianilized Slavery Loathing And Murder"
A great article indeed, especially considering it's coming from the Guardian. Maybe the left in Britain is starting to realize the danger that Islam poses.
Looking at the amount the abuse people like Claire Fox and Nick Cohen receive from their 'comrades', I think any hope of the British left becoming any less useless far too optimistic.
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