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India-Pakistan
Indian Islamic court issues death sentence for cartoonists
2006-02-21
LUCKNOW: An Islamic court in India has issued a fatwa, or religious decree, condemning to death the 12 artists who drew the controversial caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (may he always make bail peace be upon him). The decree was issued on behalf of the Idar-e-Sharia Darul Kaza Islamic court in Uttar Pradesh state by its religious head in Lucknow.

“Death is the only penalty for the cartoonists who had drawn sacrilegious cartoons of the Prophet (PBUH),” Maulana Mufti Abul Irfan, the religious head of the court, said on Monday. The court’s ruling is binding on Muslims, but can be challenged under Indian law. Irfan said it was clearly written in the holy Quran, that anyone who insulted the prophet deserved to be punished. He said the fatwa was applicable wherever Muslims live. Jaffaryab Zilany, a member of the authoritative national body of Muslim clerics, the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, said however that although the fatwa was legitimate under Islamic law, it had no legal binding in India.
I think Mohammad reaching the funny papers has been the tipping point, where Islamism finally thinks it's strong enough to impose itself on the rest of the world. I don't think the Bush administration has realized this, though the Euros occasionally seem to have an actual handle on it. A predatory religion whose first recourse is to pronounce death sentences on anyone in sight is not one that the rest of the world can live with, unless the rest of the world surrenders. Personally, I'm against that.
Posted by:Fred

#13  UH3245; all your grammar are belong to us.
Posted by: Scott R   2006-02-21 21:37  

#12  why was you guys attack whole world when a building goes down fools

To make sure it never happens again. Not in our country, not even in yours. That is, unless you hide military personnel or equipment in your tallest skyscrapers. Oh, and by the way, vis "fools", please get stuffed.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-02-21 19:47  

#11  Unesh Hupoger3245, who you calling fools?!
Posted by: Jan   2006-02-21 15:56  

#10  We're just attacking you personally. It's just your penis envy misplaced god complex take makes you hallucinate that you are the world.
Posted by: ed   2006-02-21 15:56  

#9  why was you guys attack whole world when a building goes down fools
Posted by: Unesh Hupoger3245   2006-02-21 15:32  

#8  And there will be a backlash to this surge in muslim aggressiveness in UP.

Posted by: john   2006-02-21 12:24  

#7  Indians have been looking a pictures such as that below - the UP state minister who called for the beheading of the cartoonists - with a mixture of shock and horror.

Is this India or is it Pakistan?
How far has talibanisation progressed in UP?
These are the elected leaders of UP - the most populous state in India?


Posted by: john   2006-02-21 11:53  

#6  Dang it, just when I was gettin' used to the Indian accent for Customer Service calls, they had to go and do this!
Posted by: BA   2006-02-21 11:50  

#5  maybe it's time to relook at our job/trades agreements that we have in place with India.
I for one don't want to buy goods or services from a country that has a court that "issued a fatwa, or religious decree, condemning to death the 12 artists who drew the controversial caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad"
We need to put pressure on them via their pocketbook since this seems to be the only thing they listen to.
Posted by: Jan   2006-02-21 11:41  

#4  Welcome to the new world order.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-02-21 09:05  

#3  Indian Penal Code

Meaningless, unless the Indian authorities rouse themselves to press charges. Do you think they'll do it, knowing the riots and bombings that will follow?
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2006-02-21 06:03  

#2  Indian Penal Code

Section 115
"abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life"

Section 108 "abetment in India of offences committed or meant to be committed outside India"

Posted by: john   2006-02-21 06:01  

#1  Right on cue the UN, Kofi Annan and the "International Community" go dumb.
Posted by: Duh!   2006-02-21 03:16  

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