Backward Islamic Thinking
Theo Van Gogh is murdered for creating a documentary about the ill-treatment of women in Islamic society. He is then murdered by Islamic terrorists for creating the film.
In response, Newsweek does an article about the murder and subsequently gets banned in Pakistan.
BBC – The latest issue of US news magazine Newsweek has been banned in Pakistan for publishing material that “desecrates the Koran”.
A district magistrate in the capital, Islamabad, ordered all copies of the 22 November issue to be destroyed.
The issue contains an article about murdered Dutch film-maker Theo Van Gogh and pictures of a woman with Koranic verses inscribed on her body.
Islamic parties said the article showed Western bias against Muslims.
Magistrate Tariq Mahmood Pirzada said the article, Clash of Civilisations, “contained some objectionable remarks which are tantamount to desecration of the Koran”.
Authorities said they were considering legal action against the publication, although they gave no further details.
The ban may have little effect on sales – the 22 November issue has already been superseded by the 29 November edition.
An Islamabad vendor told Associated Press Television News the 22 November issue had sold 50% more than other editions of the magazine.
The Dawn newspaper said the article was a “naked attack on Muslims’ faith. It hurts the feelings of over a billion inhabitants of this Earth”.
Anyone else wondering why Pakistan would condemn an article about Islamic terrorists murdering a film maker but not the murderers themselves?
If you’re interested in seeing the documentar it can be found here.



