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Oriana to Be Sued for Insulting Islam
2005-05-25
Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci, who has made waves for denouncing Islam in her books, is to face trial for allegedly insulting the Muslim faith in her latest work, a court in northern Italy ruled yesterday. A judge refused a request by prosecutors to have the case, brought by the president of the Muslim Union of Italy, Adel Smith, thrown out, ordering magistrates to proceed in the matter.

They now have until Thursday to formally charge Fallaci, the author of "Rage and Pride," a post-Sept. 11 polemic over the dangers of extremism, with "insulting religion." The accusations stem from her last book called "La forza della ragione," which translates as The Force of Reason. Smith holds the book — not yet available in English — contains "words that are without doubt offensive toward Islam."
Posted by:Fred

#22  HOW DO YOU INSULT A STUPID IDEA? That's exactly what islam is.....a STUPID idea! It's OK though, for them to call Jews monkeys and the like. But, heaven forbid, that someone should tell the truth about their STUPID F**KING IDEA.

muhammad was the "michael jackson" of his day. A goofy, phony, lying, pedophile.

Cockroaches hate it when you shine a light on 'em.
Posted by: Tom Dooley   2005-05-25 23:30  

#21  Mebbe we can soak up the Wahhabi & MM money by suing all their imams for "insulting" the Great Satan US...
Posted by: .com   2005-05-25 20:23  

#20  I knew I heard this pricks name before...

A controversy has erupted in Italy over a court ruling ordering a state kindergarten to remove crucifixes from its classrooms. A judge in the central town of L'Aquila upheld a complaint by an Italian Muslim leader, Adel Smith.

He's the Michael Newdow of Italy. Kick his ass, Oriana.

Posted by: tu3031   2005-05-25 20:20  

#19  Photos of Adel Smith. What a moonbat!!

http://images.google.com/images?q=%22Adel%20Smith%22&num=100&hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2003-49,GGLD:en&sa=N&tab=wi
Posted by: sea cruise   2005-05-25 17:29  

#18  AU's basic premise is fine enough though you don't need to ponder a cultural train wreck (islamic) in progress all that long to learn what not to do and to understand who you are.
Posted by: Tkat   2005-05-25 14:01  

#17  Everything I ever needed to know about Islam I learned on 911.

Re-learned after Bali.

And Madrid.

And Beslan.

And the Nord-Ost massacre.

And almost daily in Iraq, where Muslims are being killed, so they can never be free -- to the silence, assent even, of the rest of the Muslim world.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-05-25 13:48  

#16  Adel Smith. It's what for dinner...
Posted by: O. Fallaci   2005-05-25 13:41  

#15  Bah. This won't get anywhere because Fallaci is Fallaci.

But what happens when some poor schmo who isn't a celebrity decides to tell the truth? The chilling effect has already come, I'm afraid.
Posted by: someone   2005-05-25 13:33  

#14  Well said LH.
Posted by: Secret Master   2005-05-25 11:50  

#13  we all need to understand the other, that is true.

To do so we need to be able to speak in freedom. I dont think a suit against Ms. Fallaci will accomplish that. While Im no fan of Ms. Fallaci or her book on Islam, to censor her would have a chilling effect.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2005-05-25 11:39  

#12  Yep, Dar. Welcome to the wonderful world of Political Correctness. Been to a college lately? "Inappropriate laughter" can get you kicked out or sentenced to Maoist sensitivity training. Look at Canada.

Of course, Christians are just dumb Bible-thumpers, so it's OK to have taxpayer-funded "art" like Piss Christ. And Joooooos aren't really human...
Posted by: Jackal   2005-05-25 11:02  

#11  WTF? You can get sued for insulting a concept? I mean, I can understand getting sued for libel or slander, but for this?
Posted by: Dar   2005-05-25 09:45  

#10  I'd like to see Mr. Adel Smith learn the true meaning of the word: "backlash". She will take his testicles (assuming he has any) in verbal combat. I look forward to it
Posted by: Frank G   2005-05-25 09:31  

#9  Someone on this site once said:

Everything I ever needed to know about Islam I learned on 911.
Posted by: badanov   2005-05-25 09:21  

#8  I'm pretty sure that the title here is wrong.

I don't think the muslim union is suing in the tort sense. I think the muslim union is trying to have Oriana convicted of a criminal offense. Given that the prosecutors themselves asked that the case be dismissed, things look pretty bad for the muslim union on the criminal matter. Of course that means they will seeth.
Posted by: mhw   2005-05-25 09:07  

#7  The Ulotch has been stirred.
Posted by: Howard UK   2005-05-25 08:33  

#6  Bite me Angerong Ulotch1220. the ones who need to understand "The Other" are muslims, who don't recognize anyone else as fully human.
Posted by: Spot   2005-05-25 08:33  

#5  OK, Angerong Ulotch1220, that comment registered a 8.3 on the Opacity Meter(TM).
Posted by: phil_b   2005-05-25 08:28  

#4  WTF?

Recall that the prosecutors (themselves?) requested that the suit - by the activist who tried to have crucifixes banned in Italy - be thrown out ...
Posted by: Edward Yee   2005-05-25 08:26  

#3  Is this what you kno about Islam???
I'd say: If you REALLY want to understand yourself, you better start by understanding "The Other".
Posted by: Angerong Ulotch1220   2005-05-25 08:07  

#2  Conservative Islam means never having to read a book other than the Koran. It is no wonder therefore that such conservatives seemingly have no sense of irony, humour or compassion for their fellow man. I think this should serve as a warning to us in the UK to completely scrap any plans to implement the Incitement to Religious Hatred Bill. The courts of this fair nation will be full of one-eyed crazed mullahs trying to prosecute authors, journalists, politicians, anyone for the slightest criticisms of Islam (and pronouncing fatwahs should they fail). Another step toward the Caliphate of Europe.

Posted by: Howard UK   2005-05-25 04:27  

#1  I have got some offensive language for the Italian Judge that is letting this proceed. Stupidity.
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-05-25 00:41  

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