Trevor Blake: Don't Offend the Muslims
Editor-in-Chief Tøger Seidenfaden of the newspaper Politiken has issued an apology to the descendants of Mohammed for the publication of cartoons depicting Mohammed. Muslim riots after the publication of these cartoons resulted in over one hundred deaths. Don’t offend the Muslims.
The Ministry of Children, Equality, and Social Inclusion (Norway) has awarded Imam Mahdi Hassan of Tynset with the title Role Model of the Year. “Mahdi Hassan is such a role model. He is visible, he has knowledge and a strong sense of commitment and makes use of these things to create a better day-to-day life for young people in Tynset.” Mr. Hassan told the newspaper Arbeidets Rett that he wants a ban on homosexuality: Homosexuality is prohibited in the Koran, and I believe in my religion.” Regarding the death penalty for homosexuals, as prescribed in the Koran, Mr. Hassan said: “That must be up to each individual country to decide. For myself I think that people must do what they want, and that people shouldn’t be punished for it.” Don’t offend the Muslims.
United Kingdom Minister of Education Ed Balls has banned corporal punishment in schools, except for Muslim schools. Don’t offend the Muslims.
A 23-year-old British woman told Dubai police she had been raped. She was tested for drunkenness, charged with having illegal sex and faces up to six years in prison. Don’t offend the Muslims.
Today the group Abu Sayyaf killed 11 people (ten civilians, one a baby girl, and a soldier) in the Philippines. Today a car bomb killed 18 people near two guesthouses in Kabul. The attack appears to have targeted non-natives who worked at the Indira Gandhi Child Health Institute. Today Qamar David was sentenced to life in prison in Kaarachi “for outraging religious feelings of Muslims” by sending a text message. Don’t offend the Muslims.
Don’t offend the Muslims.
Don’t offend the Muslims.
Don’t offend the Muslims.
