Religious obscenity
What is this fetish religious people have for demanding the death of anyone who disagrees with them?
Not only has the Pakistan religious affairs minister tried to justify suicide bombers, a cleric in the same country has issued a fatwa (via) calling for the killing of the editor and the publisher of a local fashion magazine.
The June issue of Octane carried two photos images of Adam and Eve under the caption ‘Apple: The Bone of Contention (see left) and the head cleric of Lal Masjid, Maulana Abdul Aziz, decided to take offence and issue his demand that people be murdered. Local police have responded by lodging a case against the magazine on the charge of publishing “obscene” pictures.
Pakistani authorities have banned the sale of the magazine, but you can download it as a PDF and see for yourself what the fuss is about by clicking here.
Monday 18 Jun 2007 | Paul | Pakistan
