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2007-11-05 Afghanistan

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-11-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 If only all koran distributors could be arrested.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-11-05 10:26|| 2007-11-05 10:26|| Front Page Top

#2 It would be nice to know the specifics of what it supposedly misinterprets. From the article one could infer that the new translation isn't strict enough on homosexuals, etc. and that would be consistent with the fact that the 'former journalist' probably knows that westerners would wince at an honest translation

Posted by mhw">mhw 2007-11-05 12:34|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2007-11-05 12:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Perhaps it was the fabled Two-Ply Koran, now 50% softer.

Posted by USN,Ret. 2007-11-05 14:58|| 2007-11-05 14:58|| Front Page Top

#4 They also complain that it does not contain the original version in Arabic as a parallel text for comparison.

It's a translation, guys. You're lucky it's not in comic-book format.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-11-05 22:12|| 2007-11-05 22:12|| Front Page Top

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