Pakistan parliament calls for Fitna censorship
The Pakistan parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the internet release of Fitna, and the reprinting of the Muhammed cartoons which followed the plot to murder the cartoonist Kurt Westergaard.
Calling both the film and the cartoons acts of defamations, the country’s information minister Sheri Rehman, claimed that not only do they hurt the sentiments of Muslims but also threaten the stability of many societies.
She didn’t elaborate on how a film, or a cartoon, can threaten the stability of a society.
She also called on the UN to take legal and political steps to curb this trend for free speech and guarantee a free pass for religious ideas.
Wednesday 16 Apr 2008 | Paul | Pakistan
