Pakistan's Blasphemy Law meets its Next Victim
Shahbaz Bhatti, the sole Christian member of the Pakistani government was murdered yesterday, merely 2 months after the assassination of Salman Taseer.
Bhatti, the Minister of Minorities, in a country which is 95% Muslim, was also murdered as a result of his disagreement with the Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which includes the death penalty for those who speak negatively of the Prophet Muhammad.
This incident raises questions about how strongly the government of Pakistan is working against Islamic extremism…
Revenge for Muhammad
4 Muslims were arrested in Denmark for planning to bomb a newspaper that printed controversial cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
Those cartoons are apparently still worth killing for in the minds of radical Muslims.
Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws are Back
A Muslim doctor in Pakistan was arrested yesterday on suspicion of violating blashpemy laws, for throwing away a business card of a man with the same name as the prophet Muhammad.
This is another example of Pakistan's scary implementation of blasphemy and sharia law.
Sounds like a good job networking tip though - change your name to Muhammad, no one will throw away you business card...
When Art Becomes a Hate Crime - Great Cartoon!
This is a really important cartoon, because it clearly highlights what happens when radical Muslims are completely intolerant. Although the Holy Bible in the toilet might not be a tasteful form of art, it is not interpreted as a hate crime. However, the Koran in the toilet, as the cartoon displays is interpreted as a hate crime. And unfortunately, as we know from past experience, this situation would probably not end simply with a "hate crime" sign above a toilet.
Learn more about freedom of speech and radical Islam here.
Stay tuned for more information on Everybody Draw Muhammad DayCitizens Against Citizens Against Humor Stand Up for South Park Creators
I am sure most of you have heard about the latest South Park drama. Basically, creators Matt Stone and Trey Park depicted Mohammad in a bear costume in the 200th episode of the show. They said that the joke was that he had to be in a suit because they couldn't portray him otherwise. As it turns out they basically received death threats anyways. Now, the site revolutionmuslim.com that initiated the threats has now been hacked.
Sounds too funny to be true? It gets better. Now an organization called "Citizens Against Citizens Against Humor" have announced that May 20th will be Everybody Draw Muhammad Day. In the poster below you can see that their goal is to water down the pool of targets and defend the first amendment.
First off all, this is an extremely creative way to stand up for freedom of speech. We should continue to look for creative and smart ways to get our point across. However, is it possible this is going to far? Can we come up with a better way to protect our rights and freedoms without being offensive?
Censoring Anti-Islamic Rhetoric: Google, 2012, What’s Next?
I saw this claim written in different places and I didn’t believe it, so I tried it out myself. Well, it turns out they are right. When you type “Christianity is”, or Judaism or Buddhism, “Google Suggest” guesses what you are trying to say and completes the sentence (most of the results are negative). However, when you type “Islam is” there are absolutely NO suggestions!
Google told a wired.com reporter that it was simply a software glitch that they were working on. However, that was already 5 days ago and the “glitch” still exists. Aren’t there millions of geniuses working at Google?
This idea of censoring anti-Islamic rhetoric seems to be a theme these past few days. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York pulled some Muhammad works for fear of igniting a controversy.
Even the director of the film 2012 admitted to being too afraid to depict any Muslim symbols being destroyed in his newest blockbuster film, for fear of attack.
What is going on? It seems that the protesters won in the Muhammad cartoon riots in Denmark a few years back when they sparked fear in everyone one of us. Now it seems that even companies like Google would rather go out of their way to censor themselves, as to avoid what the radical Muslims have in store for us.