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September 24, 2006
Egypt: European Newspapers Banned For "Islam" Comments
We reported on September 20 that Tunisia's Interior Minister had banned editions of the French newspaper Le Figaro. The reasons for the ban related to a commentary by the French philosopher Robert Redeker, which appeared in the 19 September edition of the paper.
Redeker's article, "What should the free world do in the face of Islamist intimidation?" made criticism of the violence of Islam, in a commentary which is harsh, but hard to dispute. I made a translation of his article, for readers who are interested.
Now, news from Ynet News reports that Egypt has also banned sales of Le Figaro within its borders. In addition to the ban on the French newspaper, Egypt has also placed a ban on the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
The German newspaper, on September 16, contained an article by German historian Egon Flaig. This article discussed the skills of Islam's so-called prophet as a military leader. Flaig's argument suggests that Islam has had a violent history.
Egypt's Information Minister Anas el-Feki has authorised the prevention of the two papers from entering the country.
The Egyptian state news agency, MENA, said in a statement: "The minister of information said that he would not allow any publication that insults the Islamic religion or calls for hatred or contempt of any religion to be distributed inside Egypt."
It seems acceptable for Muslims to react violently to comments they assume were made by Pope Benedict XVI, but not acceptable for articles which state an unassailable truth - that Islam was born out of violence, and its sacred book carries exhortations to violence - to be heard by Muslims.
In Sura 8: 12 of the Koran, Mohammed, the so-called messenger of Allah states: "I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them."
Now I may be misinterpreting this text, but it does not seem like a message of peace, love, and cuddling of fluffy bunnies.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at September 24, 2006 9:09 PM
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