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==What is Blasphemy?== | ==What is Blasphemy?== | ||
As defined by | As defined by Islamic Scholars: | ||
{{Quote|1=[http://muslim-canada.org/apostasy.htm Apostasy & Blasphemy in Islam]<BR>The Canadian Society of Muslims|2='''VII. Kitab al-fiqh Ala' al-Madahib al-Arba'ah'''<sup>1</sup> by 'Abd al-Rahman Jaziri (Urdu translation)<br>''Excerpts and examples to further illustrate what constitutes blasphemy in Islam''<br><br>It is necessary to have evidence of two reliable witnesses corroborating each other before a Khazi (judge) shall be required to question the witnesses. Thereupon the witnesses will have to make statements describing the words uttered or the acts done which constitute apostasy. | {{Quote|1=[http://muslim-canada.org/apostasy.htm Apostasy & Blasphemy in Islam]<BR>The Canadian Society of Muslims|2='''VII. Kitab al-fiqh Ala' al-Madahib al-Arba'ah'''<sup>1</sup> by 'Abd al-Rahman Jaziri (Urdu translation)<br>''Excerpts and examples to further illustrate what constitutes blasphemy in Islam''<br><br>It is necessary to have evidence of two reliable witnesses corroborating each other before a Khazi (judge) shall be required to question the witnesses. Thereupon the witnesses will have to make statements describing the words uttered or the acts done which constitute apostasy. | ||
Apostasy can be committed in two ways: (1) by uttering expressly by tongue that he is (or has become) a Mushrik , a polytheist (i.e. one who associates others with the One God and considers them to be worthy of worship) or, by saying something which is bound to connote in its meaning a denial of the existence of God, for instance to say that God has corporeal (physical, material) existence just like any other corporeal object, or (2) by the performance of an act in which one cannot avoid the clear conclusion that it is tantamount to 'kufr' (infidelity, denial of Islam), for example, to throw away with contempt the holy Qur'an or any part of it or even a single word of it; or to throw it in the fire in an insulting, contemptuous manner; or to throw it in such a place as a garbage dump where there are filthy, dirty and repulsive things; or in a spittoon etc. These acts would be blasphemous and constitute apostasy. | Apostasy can be committed in two ways: (1) by uttering expressly by tongue that he is (or has become) a Mushrik , a polytheist (i.e. one who associates others with the One God and considers them to be worthy of worship) or, by saying something which is bound to connote in its meaning a denial of the existence of God, for instance to say that God has corporeal (physical, material) existence just like any other corporeal object, or (2) by the performance of an act in which one cannot avoid the clear conclusion that it is tantamount to 'kufr' (infidelity, denial of Islam), for example, to throw away with contempt the holy Qur'an or any part of it or even a single word of it; or to throw it in the fire in an insulting, contemptuous manner; or to throw it in such a place as a garbage dump where there are filthy, dirty and repulsive things; or in a spittoon etc. These acts would be blasphemous and constitute apostasy. | ||
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[[Image:Beheading Prophet Muhammad. Muhammads cousin.jpg|right|thumb|210px|“Ali Beheading Nadr ibn al-Harith in the Presence of the Prophet Muhammad”, 7th Century Painting taken from Mustafa al-Darir’s Siyar-i-Nabi]] | [[Image:Beheading Prophet Muhammad. Muhammads cousin.jpg|right|thumb|210px|“Ali Beheading Nadr ibn al-Harith in the Presence of the Prophet Muhammad”, 7th Century Painting taken from Mustafa al-Darir’s Siyar-i-Nabi]] | ||
Muhammad had said to his followers “Whoever curses a prophet kill him,” (Tabarani, Daraqutni)<ref>[http://www.khilaafah.com/Articles/07/sep/REVELATION%20FOR%20BELIEVERS.html Revelation for Believers concerning those who Insult prophets] - Khilaafah</ref> and there are many examples of people during his time who were guilty of blaspheming Islam and its Prophet. | Muhammad had said to his followers “Whoever curses a prophet kill him,” (Tabarani, Daraqutni)<ref>[http://www.khilaafah.com/Articles/07/sep/REVELATION%20FOR%20BELIEVERS.html Revelation for Believers concerning those who Insult prophets] - Khilaafah</ref> and there are many examples of people during his time who were guilty of blaspheming Islam and its Prophet. Most of these people were assassinated with Muhammad's blessing, and no punishment or compensation was imposed on the murderer. | ||
*'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Mass_Murder#Assassination_of_.60Abdullah_bin_Ubayy_bin_Salul_al-.60Aufi|'Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Salul)]]''' - Muhammad asked his followers to kill this man for making "evil" statements about Muhammad's family. | *'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Mass_Murder#Assassination_of_.60Abdullah_bin_Ubayy_bin_Salul_al-.60Aufi|<nowiki/>'Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Salul)]]''' - Muhammad asked his followers to kill this man for making "evil" statements about Muhammad's family. | ||
*'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Mass_Murder#Assassination_of_Abu_.60Afak|Abu `Afak]]''' - Muhammad asked his followers to kill this man for making negative remarks about Muhammad and Islam. | *'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Mass_Murder#Assassination_of_Abu_.60Afak|Abu `Afak]]''' - Muhammad asked his followers to kill this man for making negative remarks about Muhammad and Islam. | ||
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*2005 - '''Muhammad al-Harbi''' was sentenced by a Saudi court to more than three years in prison and 750 lashes for speaking to his students about his views on a number of current topics, such as Christianity, Judaism and the causes of terrorism.<ref name="teachers">[http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2005/11/16/saudi-arabia-teachers-silenced-blasphemy-charges Saudia Arabia: Teachers Silenced on Blasphemy Charges] - Human Rights Watch, November 16, 2005</ref> | *2005 - '''Muhammad al-Harbi''' was sentenced by a Saudi court to more than three years in prison and 750 lashes for speaking to his students about his views on a number of current topics, such as Christianity, Judaism and the causes of terrorism.<ref name="teachers">[http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2005/11/16/saudi-arabia-teachers-silenced-blasphemy-charges Saudia Arabia: Teachers Silenced on Blasphemy Charges] - Human Rights Watch, November 16, 2005</ref> | ||
*2004 - '''Muhammad al-Sahimi''' was banned from teaching and sentenced to three years in prison and 300 lashes for endorsing allegedly un-Islamic sexual, social and religious practices because of his discussion on the varying concepts of love in poetry.<ref name="teachers"/> | *2004 - '''Muhammad al-Sahimi''' was banned from teaching and sentenced to three years in prison and 300 lashes for endorsing allegedly un-Islamic sexual, social and religious practices because of his discussion on the varying concepts of love in poetry.<ref name="teachers" /> | ||
===Iran=== | ===Iran=== | ||
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*2010 - '''Rubina Bibi''', a Christian woman, was arrested after a Muslim woman accused her of blasphemy. The woman claimed Rubina Bibi made a derogatory remark about the Prophet Muhammad. As of March 24, she is still imprisoned.<ref>[http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/16720/ Christian Woman Jailed under Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy’ Laws] - Compass Direct News, March 24, 2010</ref> | *2010 - '''Rubina Bibi''', a Christian woman, was arrested after a Muslim woman accused her of blasphemy. The woman claimed Rubina Bibi made a derogatory remark about the Prophet Muhammad. As of March 24, she is still imprisoned.<ref>[http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/16720/ Christian Woman Jailed under Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy’ Laws] - Compass Direct News, March 24, 2010</ref> | ||
*2010 - '''Munir Masih''' and '''Ruqqiya Bibi''', a Christian couple, were convicted for touching the Qur'an without washing their hands and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.<ref>[http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Punjab:-Christian-couple-touches-Qur%E2%80%98an-with-dirty-hands,-gets-25-years-in-prison-17778.html Punjab: Christian couple touches Qur‘an with dirty hands, gets 25 years in prison] - Fareed Khan - AsiaNews.it, March 3, 2010</ref> | *2010 - '''Munir Masih''' and '''Ruqqiya Bibi''', a Christian couple, were convicted for touching the Qur'an without washing their hands and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.<ref>[http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Punjab:-Christian-couple-touches-Qur%E2%80%98an-with-dirty-hands,-gets-25-years-in-prison-17778.html Punjab: Christian couple touches Qur‘an with dirty hands, gets 25 years in prison] - Fareed Khan - AsiaNews.it, March 3, 2010</ref> | ||
*2010 - '''Qamar David''', a Christian arrested in 2006,<ref>[http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Karachi,-a-Christian-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-for-blasphemy-17749.html Karachi, a Christian sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemy] - Fareed Khan - AsiaNews.it, February 27, 2010</ref> was found guilty of outraging the religious feelings of Muslims and sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemous messages he sent with his cellphone.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/life-term-for-blasphemy-accused-620 Life term for blasphemy accused] - Ishaq Tanoli - The DAWN Media Group, February 26, 2010</ref> | *2010 - '''Qamar David''', a Christian arrested in 2006,<ref>[http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Karachi,-a-Christian-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-for-blasphemy-17749.html Karachi, a Christian sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemy] - Fareed Khan - AsiaNews.it, February 27, 2010</ref> was found guilty of outraging the religious feelings of Muslims and sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemous messages he sent with his cellphone.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/life-term-for-blasphemy-accused-620 Life term for blasphemy accused] - Ishaq Tanoli - The DAWN Media Group, February 26, 2010</ref> | ||
*2010 - '''Imran Masih''', a 22-year-old Christian shopkeeper, was beaten by a Muslim mob, arrested, and sentenced to life imprisonment for burning what a rival shopkeeper claimed were pages of the Qur'an.<ref>[http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/14329/ Pakistani Christian Sentenced to Life under ‘Blasphemy’ Law] - Compass Direct News, January 22, 2010</ref> | *2010 - '''Imran Masih''', a 22-year-old Christian shopkeeper, was beaten by a Muslim mob, arrested, and sentenced to life imprisonment for burning what a rival shopkeeper claimed were pages of the Qur'an.<ref>[http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/14329/ Pakistani Christian Sentenced to Life under ‘Blasphemy’ Law] - Compass Direct News, January 22, 2010</ref> | ||
*2009 - '''Hector Aleem''', a 51-year-old human rights activist, was severely beaten and tortured in January 2009 for objecting to the destruction of a church. As of early 2010, Aleem is still imprisoned.<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/02/pakistan-human-rights-activist-jailed-on-blasphemy-charge-for-objecting-to-the-destruction-of-a-chur.html Pakistan: Human rights activist jailed on blasphemy charge for objecting to the destruction of a church] - "Save My Father Hector Aleem" by Mehwish Aleem - Posted by Robert Spencer, Jihad Watch, February 8, 2010</ref> | *2009 - '''Hector Aleem''', a 51-year-old human rights activist, was severely beaten and tortured in January 2009 for objecting to the destruction of a church. As of early 2010, Aleem is still imprisoned.<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/02/pakistan-human-rights-activist-jailed-on-blasphemy-charge-for-objecting-to-the-destruction-of-a-chur.html Pakistan: Human rights activist jailed on blasphemy charge for objecting to the destruction of a church] - "Save My Father Hector Aleem" by Mehwish Aleem - Posted by Robert Spencer, Jihad Watch, February 8, 2010</ref> | ||
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==In History== | ==In History== | ||
The Wikipedia article on free speech in Sharia: [[w:Sharia#Freedom_of_speech|''Freedom of speech'']] presents a few historical examples of Islamic leaders who allowed forms of "free speech." It neglects, however, to mention the countless examples of Islamic countries suppressing freedom of speech of Muslims and non-Muslims alike. It also fails to provide the passages in the Qur'an and Hadith that condemn people who publicly speak out against Islam. | The Wikipedia article on free speech in Sharia: [[w:Sharia#Freedom_of_speech|''Freedom of speech'']] presents a few historical examples of Islamic leaders who allowed forms of "free speech." It neglects, however, to mention the countless examples of Islamic countries suppressing freedom of speech of Muslims and non-Muslims alike. It also fails to provide the passages in the Qur'an and Hadith that condemn people who publicly speak out against Islam. A quick search of ''blasphemy law'' and be rewarded with an abundance of material. | ||
==='Umar bin Al-Khattab's Restrictions on Expression and Speech=== | ==='Umar bin Al-Khattab's Restrictions on Expression and Speech=== | ||
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===Classic Islamic Law=== | ===Classic Islamic Law=== | ||
The following excerpts are from the [http://www.amazon.com/Reliance-Traveller-Classic-Islamic-Al-Salik/dp/0915957728/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255736904&sr=8-1#reader_0915957728 ''Reliance of the | The following excerpts are from the [http://www.amazon.com/Reliance-Traveller-Classic-Islamic-Al-Salik/dp/0915957728/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255736904&sr=8-1#reader_0915957728 ''Reliance of the Traveler: A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law''] (Umdat Al-Salik) by Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri and Nuh Ha Mim Keller: | ||
'''Acts of disbelief (including verbal denials) are punished by death:''' | '''Acts of disbelief (including verbal denials) are punished by death:''' | ||
{{Quote|2='''f1.3''' Someone raised among Muslims who denies the obligatoriness of the prayer, zakat, fasting Ramadan, the pilgrimage, or the unlawfulness of wine and adultery, or denies something else upon which there is scholarly consensus (ijma', def: b7) and which is necessarily known as being of the religion (N: ''necessarily known'' meaning things that any Muslim would know about if asked) thereby becomes an unbeliever (kafir) and is executed for his unbelief (O: if he does not admit he is mistaken and acknowledge the obligatoriness or unlawfulness of that which there is scholarly consensus upon. As for if he denies the obligatoriness of something there is not consensus upon, then he is not adjudged an unbeliever).}} | {{Quote|2='''f1.3''' Someone raised among Muslims who denies the obligatoriness of the prayer, zakat, fasting Ramadan, the pilgrimage, or the unlawfulness of wine and adultery, or denies something else upon which there is scholarly consensus (ijma', def: b7) and which is necessarily known as being of the religion (N: ''necessarily known'' meaning things that any Muslim would know about if asked) thereby becomes an unbeliever (kafir) and is executed for his unbelief (O: if he does not admit he is mistaken and acknowledge the obligatoriness or unlawfulness of that which there is scholarly consensus upon. As for if he denies the obligatoriness of something there is not consensus upon, then he is not adjudged an unbeliever).}} | ||
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*[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VCAT/2004/2510.html Islamic Council of Victoria v Catch the Fire Ministries Inc (Final) 2004 VCAT 2510 (22 December 2004)] | *[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VCAT/2004/2510.html Islamic Council of Victoria v Catch the Fire Ministries Inc (Final) 2004 VCAT 2510 (22 December 2004)] | ||
*[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VSCA/2006/284.html | *[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VSCA/2006/284.html Catch the Fire Ministries Inc & Ors v Islamic Council of Victoria Inc 2006 VSCA 284 (14 December 2006)] | ||
===The Murder of Theo van Gogh=== | ===The Murder of Theo van Gogh=== | ||
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{{Quote|1=Prakash George, senior police inspector of Bandra police station|2=We have registered an FIR (first information report) against Shah Rukh Khan after we received an application from an advocate who alleged that the actor made some statements hurting the sentiments of Muslims. Complainant Khalid Babu Querishi alleged that in the July issue of the ''Time and Style'' magazine, Shah Rukh used objectionable language against the Prophet which was unacceptable.}} | {{Quote|1=Prakash George, senior police inspector of Bandra police station|2=We have registered an FIR (first information report) against Shah Rukh Khan after we received an application from an advocate who alleged that the actor made some statements hurting the sentiments of Muslims. Complainant Khalid Babu Querishi alleged that in the July issue of the ''Time and Style'' magazine, Shah Rukh used objectionable language against the Prophet which was unacceptable.}} | ||
Mufti Mohammed Shoeb Raza Qadri and Mufti Muti-ur-Rehman of the Darul-uloom-Mazhar-e- Islam stated that the entire Muslim community was hurt by Khan's statements and they issued a fatwa. | Mufti Mohammed Shoeb Raza Qadri and Mufti Muti-ur-Rehman of the Darul-uloom-Mazhar-e-Islam stated that the entire Muslim community was hurt by Khan's statements and they issued a fatwa. Mufti Mohammad called Shahrukh a Kafir (non-believer) and such person should be thrown out of Islam. He also said that in an Islamic state such remarks would have called for a death penalty against the accused. He declared that Shahrukh's marriage with Gauri was nullified and Shahrukh must not be allowed to be buried in any Muslim graveyard.<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2009/shahrukh-khan-fatwa-230609.html Shahrukh Khan gets a 'fatwa'] - Subhadeep Bhattacharjee – One India, June 23, 2009</ref> | ||
Shah Rukh responded to the accusations in an SMS message to IANS:<ref>[http://www.haqeeqat.org/2009/06/22/shah-rukh-khan-reacts-comments-on-prophet-mohammad-a-writing-error/ Shah Rukh Khan Reacts: Comments on Prophet Mohammad a Writing Error] – Omer Jamil – Haqeeqat.org, June 22, 2009</ref> | Shah Rukh responded to the accusations in an SMS message to IANS:<ref>[http://www.haqeeqat.org/2009/06/22/shah-rukh-khan-reacts-comments-on-prophet-mohammad-a-writing-error/ Shah Rukh Khan Reacts: Comments on Prophet Mohammad a Writing Error] – Omer Jamil – Haqeeqat.org, June 22, 2009</ref> | ||
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The aforementioned incidents involving Islam and its followers, has lead to wide-spread self-censorship and obfuscation of facts among the media in the west. A good example of this, is the UK media handling of the 2001 "race riots" by "Asians" in Oldham, Bradford and Burnley. In reality, these outbreaks of violence had little to do with race. The government, and the then home secretary David Blunkett, were warned by the head of the Commission for Racial Equality, Gurbux Singh, that more violence was to be expected from "Young ''Muslims'' who feel disenfranchised" living among the many "''Muslim''" hotspots in the UK.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/dec/28/communities.freedomofinformation 'Summer of race riots' feared after clashes in 2001] - Alan Travis, home affairs editor - The Guardian, December 28, 2006</ref> | The aforementioned incidents involving Islam and its followers, has lead to wide-spread self-censorship and obfuscation of facts among the media in the west. A good example of this, is the UK media handling of the 2001 "race riots" by "Asians" in Oldham, Bradford and Burnley. In reality, these outbreaks of violence had little to do with race. The government, and the then home secretary David Blunkett, were warned by the head of the Commission for Racial Equality, Gurbux Singh, that more violence was to be expected from "Young ''Muslims'' who feel disenfranchised" living among the many "''Muslim''" hotspots in the UK.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/dec/28/communities.freedomofinformation 'Summer of race riots' feared after clashes in 2001] - Alan Travis, home affairs editor - The Guardian, December 28, 2006</ref> | ||
The same thing occur in 2011, amid the news of widespread grooming of young 'white' girls by 'Asian' men.<ref>Chris Brooke - [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344218/Asian-sex-gangs-Culture-silence-allows-grooming-white-girls-fear-racist.html Top detective blasts 'culture of silence' that allows Asian sex gangs to groom white girls... because police and social services fear being branded racist] - Daily Mail, January 11, 2011</ref> It was eventually brought to light that these 'Asians' were not only targeting white girls, but also young girls from Hindu and Sikh communities.<ref>Yudhvir Rana - [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Not-just-White-girls-Pak-Muslim-men-sexually-target-Hindu-and-Sikh-girls-as-well/articleshow/7254035.cms 'Not just White girls, Pak Muslim men sexually target Hindu and Sikh girls as well] - The Times of India, January 10, 2011</ref> | |||
Well-known political impressionist, Rory Bremner, during an interview with Sir David Frost on the BBC documentary, Frost on Satire, admitted he feared joking about Islam. | Well-known political impressionist, Rory Bremner, during an interview with Sir David Frost on the BBC documentary, Frost on Satire, admitted he feared joking about Islam. | ||
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Across the seas in the US, Comedy Central, after receiving threatening statements from the Islamic website ''Revolution Muslim'',<ref>{{cite news| last = Bates | first = Theunis | title = Pakistan Bans Facebook Over Muhammad Cartoons| work =AOL News | language = | publisher = www.aolnews.com | date =May 19, 2010 | url = http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/pakistan-bans-facebook-over-muhammad-cartoons/19483123 | }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last =Rodriguez | first =Alex | title = Facebook dark in Pakistan amid uproar over Muhammad caricatures|work=Los Angeles Times | publisher = www.latimes.com | date = May 19, 2010 | url = http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-facebook-20100520,0,4071401.story | }}</ref> self-censored episodes of South Park by removing the word "Muhammad" and a speech about intimidation and fear. Ironically, cartoonist Molly Norris, who created the original piece of artwork which inspired the first ever "[[Everybody Draw Mohammed Day]]" in response to Comedy Central's self-censorship, eventually disassociated herself from it. Regardless of her u-turn, it was reported in July, 2010, that the American-Yemeni Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki had put her, along with eight other cartoonists, on an execution hit list. The FBI have said that Norris and the other cartoonists have been warned of the "very serious threat."<ref>James Gordon Meek and Katie Nelson - [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/07/11/2010-07-11_cleric_anwar_alawlaki_puts_everybody_draw_mohammed_cartoonist_molly_norris_on_ex.html Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki puts 'Everybody Draw Mohammed' cartoonist Molly Norris on execution hitlist] - NY DAILY NEWS, July 11, 2010 </ref> | Across the seas in the US, Comedy Central, after receiving threatening statements from the Islamic website ''Revolution Muslim'',<ref>{{cite news| last = Bates | first = Theunis | title = Pakistan Bans Facebook Over Muhammad Cartoons| work =AOL News | language = | publisher = www.aolnews.com | date =May 19, 2010 | url = http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/pakistan-bans-facebook-over-muhammad-cartoons/19483123 | }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last =Rodriguez | first =Alex | title = Facebook dark in Pakistan amid uproar over Muhammad caricatures|work=Los Angeles Times | publisher = www.latimes.com | date = May 19, 2010 | url = http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-facebook-20100520,0,4071401.story | }}</ref> self-censored episodes of South Park by removing the word "Muhammad" and a speech about intimidation and fear. Ironically, cartoonist Molly Norris, who created the original piece of artwork which inspired the first ever "[[Everybody Draw Mohammed Day]]" in response to Comedy Central's self-censorship, eventually disassociated herself from it. Regardless of her u-turn, it was reported in July, 2010, that the American-Yemeni Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki had put her, along with eight other cartoonists, on an execution hit list. The FBI have said that Norris and the other cartoonists have been warned of the "very serious threat."<ref>James Gordon Meek and Katie Nelson - [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/07/11/2010-07-11_cleric_anwar_alawlaki_puts_everybody_draw_mohammed_cartoonist_molly_norris_on_ex.html Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki puts 'Everybody Draw Mohammed' cartoonist Molly Norris on execution hitlist] - NY DAILY NEWS, July 11, 2010 </ref> | ||
In an interview with Las Vegas Weekly, The American magician, comedian, musician and writer, Penn Fraser Jillette, who was judged the number one personality who defines Vegas, said he does not | In an interview with Las Vegas Weekly, The American magician, comedian, musician and writer, Penn Fraser Jillette, who was judged the number one personality who defines Vegas, said he does not tackle Islam due to having a family: | ||
{{Quote|1=[http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2010/jun/24/celebrity-issue/ A Uniquely Weekly ranking of the personalities who define Las Vegas]<BR> The Las Vegas Weekly, June 24, 2010|2='''Are there any groups you won't go after?''' | {{Quote|1=[http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2010/jun/24/celebrity-issue/ A Uniquely Weekly ranking of the personalities who define Las Vegas]<BR> The Las Vegas Weekly, June 24, 2010|2='''Are there any groups you won't go after?''' | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[[Islam and Freedom of Speech (Links)]] | *[[Islam and Freedom of Speech (Links)]] | ||