Artist Kenny Hassan Irwin has found a good use for publisher Wayne Bell’s Islamophobic coloring book “The We Shall Never Forget 9:11 The Kids’ Book of Freedom” – incinerating it in his MALIK 11000 Microwaving Robot. Combined with mixed media & prosthetic hyena eyes, the coloring book is transformed into AntiBigotSLUG. You can buy it on eBay. Now watch Kenny burn it up on YouTube… Read more »
No longer a bastion of pluralism and tolerance, according to a New York Times poll, two-thirds of city residents want a proposed Islamic center near the WTC site moved to another location. With the 9th anniversary of the September 11th attacks approaching, the results aren’t all that shocking and considering that New Yorkers have discriminated against one cultural group or another at some point in history, not that surprising either.
There’s nothing Islamic about stoning adulterous women and Allah is apparently quite content with the 100 lashes punishment as outlined in the Koran.
In support of South Park’s censored Mohammed episode and creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, Seattle artist Molly Norris devised an ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day’ and set a date: May 20th. The concept went mega-viral. It’s own Facebook group grew to over 11,000 followers (that would make for one large fatwā). Read more »
Religious fundamentalism has lawmakers in Yemen floundering on a bill that would ban child marriages and set the minimum age at 17. Recent data indicates that 50% of the girls in the impoverished country are married before their 18th birthday and in many instances, are half that age. How could good Muslim men marry a 9-year-old? Well for one, Islam’s preeminent dude, Mohammad, did so when he hooked up with Aisha so it must be okay and encouraged. Parliament speaker Yehya al-Raei was given a petition containing 1 million signatures in support of the law and he offered this concession: “We will maintain the article fixing the marriage age but cancel prison sentences and fines that were provided for those who do not comply.” |CSM|
“The war on terror has gotten many Muslims so afraid that they have neglected their duty to help and serve each other; the young Muslims at the NYU are a miracle. In the village, where everything tells them to drop Islam, they strive, but they need a place of their own.” |KhaleejTimes|
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