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| Muslim protestors burn Taslima’s effigy |
| 2004-01-20 |
| Scores of Muslims on Tuesday demonstrated against controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, demanding that she leave the city immediately. The protestors burned two straw effigies of the author We hate her so much we wanna kill her twice! and trampled on posters carrying her picture. "She is an insult to Islam and she can’t stay in this city," said Idris Ali, president of the All-India Minority Council, as about 250 people cheered him. "We have so far remained calm, but we will pick up swords if she is not asked to leave this country or at least our city immediately. The government is spending public money to protect an infidel. This is an insult to Muslims. She is an insult to Islam because she smokes and wears clothes that Islam doesn’t approve of," Ali said. The demonstration was held in a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood in central Kolkata near the office of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which heads West Bengal’s ruling coalition. |
| Posted by:TS |
| #7 She'd have to skip New York and Commissar Bloomburg, too. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-1-20 8:41:41 PM |
| #6 this could happen in the US she is a smoker. Yeah, but here it would just mean she wouldn't get invited on Oprah. She would make Ellen's show though. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-1-20 8:21:14 PM |
| #5 "wears clothes that Islam doesn’t approve of" a pastel with a plaid??? No wonder they're seething! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-1-20 3:25:55 PM |
| #4 They have a point, this could happen in the US she is a smoker. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-1-20 3:07:21 PM |
| #3 No, Jughead, an "insult to Islam" would be more along the lines of "F*** your prophet, and all the mullahs!" Hope it helps. |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-1-20 2:06:32 PM |
| #2 another example of the religion of peace and tolerance. makes me sick everytime i hear a muslim in a non-muslim country complain about their rights. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2004-1-20 2:01:30 PM |
| #1 wow bet this was one of those street carniaval atmosphere demo's.I love it when they go effigie burning - theres always one sorry fucker who ends up catching himself on fire,brilliant fun to watch that.Be better if the fire spread to all of them,fingers crossed eh. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-20 1:58:40 PM |