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February 18, 2006

Muslim To Muslim: 'Spreading the word'

Topics: Understanding Islam

Karim El Sahy has a message for Muslims via Egyptian Sandmonkey), and we agree with ESM that it should be spread to the entire Muslim world.

Please go read it, link to it, and help pass it around!

As a courtesy to Karim, in order to help him get his message out, his entire post is reposted below (Please visit Karim's site for updates):

Cleric: $1 Million to Kill Cartoonist

"PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A Pakistani cleric announced Friday a $1 million bounty for killing a cartoonist who drew Prophet Muhammad, as thousands joined street protests and Denmark temporarily closed its embassy and advised its citizens to leave the country.

Police confined the former leader of an Islamic militant group to his home to prevent him from addressing supporters over the cartoons, amid fears he could incite violence, after riots this week killed five people."

Even in Pakistan that is illegal. That man should be arrested at once and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. His assets should be frozen immediately.

Here is a directorate of almost all Pakistani missions and embassies. Call what's local to you and demand this mans arrest.

If you are in America write a letter to your rep. Anyone can also call the World Bank and ask them to consider this before increasing aid to $750 million.

Most importantly, Muslims ask your Imams to condemn this in his next sermon.

I'm on my way now to go pray at my mosque in Cambridge and that is exactly what I am going to do.


UPDATE:


I just got back from my mosque. I was late and missed prayers but I talked to the Imam, told him what I wanted him to do, and that, as a journalist, I would be back next Friday to quote and publish him. He will be delivering the sermon at the MIT interfaith prayer hall.

Please try to do the same in your mosque. We can not let this happen.

Visit Karim's site for updates


Posted by Richard at February 18, 2006 1:55 PM



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