Once more, Islamic faithful have demonstrated their odd application of “peace.” The Australian reports that Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, is once again the subject of death threats across the Islamic world: “Eighteen years after the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling on Muslims to kill him, a government minister in Pakistan said yesterday that Rushdie's recent knighthood justified suicide bombing… Hardliners in Iran revived calls for Rushdie's murder yesterday. Mehdi Kuchakzadeh, a Tehran MP, declared: ‘Rushdie died the moment the late imam (Ayatollah Khomeini) issued the fatwa.’”
This declaration is more than a death threat; it is a declaration of Rushdie’s legal status within Islam. By declaring Rushdie already “dead,” no Muslim will be charged by Islam law with murder because it is impossible to murder a “dead” man. Great legal system, huh? Great way to address political and religious differences.
But, hey, this is the “religion of peace.” This is the only religion in the world not currently engaged in holy war. Well, if you listen to certain sectors of American society, this is the case. To all you moderate Muslims out there, especially moderate Imams, scholars, and political leaders: what are you doing to negate the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, protest Islamic threats against Great Britain, and implement Islamic solutions that are actually peaceful?
This declaration is more than a death threat; it is a declaration of Rushdie’s legal status within Islam. By declaring Rushdie already “dead,” no Muslim will be charged by Islam law with murder because it is impossible to murder a “dead” man. Great legal system, huh? Great way to address political and religious differences.
But, hey, this is the “religion of peace.” This is the only religion in the world not currently engaged in holy war. Well, if you listen to certain sectors of American society, this is the case. To all you moderate Muslims out there, especially moderate Imams, scholars, and political leaders: what are you doing to negate the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, protest Islamic threats against Great Britain, and implement Islamic solutions that are actually peaceful?
