From the NY Times!
See middle frame - he he he
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| Comedian Outrages High-Profile Mullah | ||||||
| 2004-04-30 | ||||||
OSLO, Norway (AP) - The founder of suspected terror group Ansar al-Islam, normally cool under pressure, lost his temper when a female Muslim comedian jokingly lifted him off the ground before an audience.
Mullah Krekar, the former leader of a fundamentalist Islamic group of Kurds in northern Iraq, was participating in a debate over his new biography Tuesday evening. Krekar, a refugee in Norway since 1991, has become the country's highest profile Muslim after his repeated arrests, court cases, television appearances and now his book "My Own Words."
Comedian and women's rights activist Shabana Rehman - a well-known Muslim here as well - was in the audience for the debate and talked Krekar into allowing her to perform what she called a little test to see if he was a fundamentalist. Pakistan-born Rehman walked onto the stage, grabbed the Mullah around the hips, and lifted him up. "A man who can be carried by a woman can't be a fundamentalist," Rehman said to howls of laughter.
Krekar, who comes across as calm and tolerant in public appearances, exploded with rage and grabbed the microphone. "She does not have the right to touch me. She is showing contempt for me. I can't accept this," the Oslo newspaper Aftenposten quoted Krekar as saying.
The mullah threatened a lawsuit, and demanded that all the photographers in the hall erase any pictures of him being lifted. But the images were broadcast on television and published in newspapers.
Rehman said the point was to see his reaction. "If he is as tolerant and relaxed as he presents himself, he didn't need to react so strongly," she told the newspaper. "One who is not a fanatic would have gone along with such a joke."
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #26 Being lifted by an unveiled woman; its like islamist kryptonite, you lose all your Mullah superpowers. We need to send this chick into Najaf for a televised arm-wrestle with Sadr. Or maybe she could be Iraq's first governmental liason with Sistani--she could probably spin that withered old holy man on her finger like a basketball. |
| Posted by: sludj 2004-04-30 7:30:41 PM |
| #25 Mucky,I don't no where you are from.But you definatly have away with words. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-04-30 6:40:39 PM |
| #24 things alway better sans mullah From the mouths of mucks. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-04-30 4:58:48 PM |
| #23 BigEd. And of course Sadr would be for the 'Super-Heavyweight' class....... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-04-30 1:33:09 PM |
| #22 From Angie Shultz's link : Speaking of which, the newest joke making the rounds is that the Norwegian Olympic Committee has requested to the IOC that Mullah-lifting becomes an Olympic competition by 2008. We should have a strong team Yes, a good idea, but you must have a standardization of Mullah proportions to make competition fair. Remember all the controversy over the center of gravity of javelins some years back. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-04-30 1:24:40 PM |
| #21 Maybe she should end further discussion on this subject and roundly beat Mr. Mullah's ass to a pulp. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-30 12:59:58 PM |
| #20 could the tipping point actually be a tipping point? |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-04-30 12:49:46 PM |
| #19 things alway better sans mullah. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-04-30 12:39:45 PM |
| #18 Here's another Norwegian's take on it (in English). Has a picture of Shabana Rehman sans mullah. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2004-04-30 12:36:27 PM |
| #17 If she ran up and grabbed me, I might be a little embarassed, but I'd also be asking if she wanted to head back to my place later... |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-04-30 12:29:41 PM |
| #16 (soul singin' voice) "he ain't heavy -- he's my brother..." (/soul singin' voice) |
| Posted by: Querent 2004-04-30 12:23:11 PM |
| #15 Pleased because he thought she was down on her knees for , umm ... Too bad she didn't finish it off with a piledriver. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-04-30 11:54:27 AM |
| #14 Is it me or does this just CRY OUT for a Fark Photoshop contest? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-04-30 11:53:59 AM |
| #13 And he seems so pleased in the first frame, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-04-30 11:50:11 AM |
| #12 first nekkid pyramids... now this!!! why o why do they hate us so? |
| Posted by: Rawsnacks 2004-04-30 11:49:36 AM |
| #11 From the NY Times! See middle frame - he he he |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-04-30 11:48:15 AM |
| #10 Okay, this one of the first times I have seen somebody inside the Muslim culture publicly fighting back against these freaks. Keep this in mind as a datapoint. |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H 2004-04-30 11:38:39 AM |
| #9 Krekar . . . exploded with rage and grabbed the microphone. "She does not have the right to touch me. She is showing contempt for me. I can't accept this" S-s-s-hee-eees a GIRL! The mullah threatened a lawsuit, and demanded that all the photographers in the hall erase any pictures of him being lifted. But the images were broadcast on television and published in newspapers Published? Oh shoot, they shoulda kept them private, and later used the pix to extort $$$$ from this fool |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-04-30 11:28:38 AM |
| #8 thanks for links. he kind of look like bad castro impersonator. she can get me that position anyday. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-04-30 11:08:25 AM |
| #7 Mucky: Right here. Having never seen Krekar (that sounds like one of the Martians in Santa Claus Conquers the Martians), I assumed he was a short, spindly little runt. But he's apparently not going hungry in Norway, so Shabana Rehman must be a butch lass. I don't think I would have wanted to get that close to the little mullah, if you know what I mean. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2004-04-30 10:56:02 AM |
| #6 http://www.bearstrong.net/warblog/000683.html |
| Posted by: ed 2004-04-30 10:53:52 AM |
| #5 anonymus person do you have a link to that blog pichur? |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-04-30 10:34:10 AM |
| #4 "She does not have the right to touch me. She is showing contempt for me. I can't accept this," the Oslo newspaper Aftenposten quoted Krekar as saying. Ooooooh, cry me a damn RIVER. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-30 10:33:47 AM |
| #3 Pic's at Bjorn Staerk's blog. Not a happy camper. |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-04-30 10:20:44 AM |
| #2 LOL! This is the funniest thing I've read in years! What a HOOT! His mask definitely slipped! The demands regards erasing film are truly classic! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-04-30 10:19:14 AM |
| #1 Anyone have a pic? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-04-30 10:09:04 AM |