The case had fueled feelings among many [at a pro-Afghan rally in Washington DC] of a sense of assault against Islam worldwide, coming after widely publicized cases involving the desecration of the Koran in Guantánamo Bay in 2004 by American soldiers interrogating prisoners and, more recently, cartoons published in Europe of the Prophet Muhamma. [sic]That's funny: generally when you threaten to execute persons of a particular religious faith because of their adherence to that faith the person facing death is held to be the more threatened party. But what do I know.
Friday, March 24, 2006
More hypocrisy
If you would say that it seems a little disingenuous for certain Muslims to demand an apology from European governments for publication of offensive cartoons, yet defend Afghanistan's refusal to halt the capital trial of an Afghan convert to Christianity, you would be wrong. The NYT explains:
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Rally seems to have taken place in Kabul, not DC, which makes more sense.
Also, I enjoyed this passage:
"Dr. Mohammad Ayaz Niyazi, an Egyptian educated in Islamic law, who attended one of the gatherings today, said, "There have been serial attacks on the Islamic world recently, starting with insulting the Holy Quran, insulting the prophet of Islam, and now converting to Christianity by an Afghan."" (Bold added.)
Now! Now? Now?! Try 15 years ago.
But, see, there's no hypocrisy because...oh hell.
Whoops--guess I got thrown by that Condoleeza Rice quote in the middle. Alas for my credibility as a polemicist!
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