Muslim Clerics Offer Bounty For Feminist Writer's Death.

[Cobalt Violet]

Kolkata's clerics threaten Taslima Nasreen

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Muslim clerics in Kolkata issued a "death warrant" against controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Friday, threatening her life if she did not leave the country where she lives in exile.

The threat came after a meeting of dozens of clerics from prominent mosques in Kolkata - where the writer lives - who said she had invited their wrath through her "repeated criticism" of Islam in her books and speeches.

While one prominent cleric said Nasreen had a month to leave, another said she had 15 days. Anyone who killed her would get a cash reward of 100,000 rupees ($2,400), they said.

"Anyone who executes the warrant will also be given additional rewards," said Nurur Rehman Barkati, a cleric of one of the biggest mosques in Kolkata.

http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-29026120070817

:grr: :grr: When the fuck is this shit going to stop. :grr:

[Elspeth]

1. It would be nice to see DUers concerned about this issue

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[Cobalt Violet]

4. I wonder just how many "dozens" of muslim clerics were involved.

This isn't just one lone nut.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. No, like any religion, you have those that adhere to the worst parts of the religion

Those that use the worst parts to murder and destroy must be stopped just as those that use the worst parts of ANY religion must be stopped. It doesn't matter if you murder in the name of Allah, god or Zeus.

I don't take issue with your words against Sharia, but your notion that "the gospel of Islam" (read: all of Islam) must be destroyed. Unless you advocate the destruction of all of Christianity and pretty much every other religion as well?

[Chulanowa]

7. Well, if you could manage to criticize without sounding exactly like these clerics...

Hey, just sayin'. You're kind of fucking advocating genocide here, you know, with the whole "by any means necessary" bullshit.

[XanaDUer]

2. Kick.

nt.

[madrchsod]

6. if more people were as as brave as this woman

http://taslimanasrin.com/index2.html
Official Home Page of Taslima Nasrin

http://www.livemint.com/2007/05/04000500/No-woman-no-cry--Taslima-Nas.html
No woman, no cry | Taslima Nasreen - livemint

http://www.despardes.com/people/taslima.html
Taslima Nasreen | DesPardes.com

we would live in a far better world...

[rollin74]

8. she sounds very courageous indeed

I would love to read some of her work.

Fuck these asshole clerics and their hurt feelings. I hope that they can somehow be brought to justice for threatening this woman.

[Cobalt Violet]

9. I hope she stays safe.

And I hope that she can get the "Bengali environment" she feels she needs for her creativity to flourish.

[Trillo]

10. And we complain about Censorship.

This is sadder ---> Kill the Messenger!