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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

The Muslims World is Just Like Us

Or at least just like we would be if every time we felt vaguely insulted we launched into rampages of violence and death threats.

Be sure not to miss this quote midway through, from Ijaz-ul-Haq, the Religious Affairs Minister in Pakistan's government, talking about the appropriate reaction to the Knighthood given to Salman Rushie:
“If somebody has to attack by strapping bombs to his body to protect the honour of the Prophet then it is justified,”
He later claimed to have been misunderstood.

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