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by Lawrence A. Franklin
• January 11, 2015 at 5:00 am
What
did the shoppers in a Jewish supermarket, four of whom were slaughtered,
have to do with the cartoon images of Mohammad?
In
light of all the expressed concern about possible anti-Muslim incidents,
claims on television that "Muslims are the most persecuted
people" seemed jarring and wrong.
Perhaps
they should have spent a little time reporting on the anti-Jewish rioting
that took place in the heavily Muslim neighborhood of Trappes, a suburb
of Paris?
French police storm the HyperCacher Jewish
supermarket in Paris, as hostages flee the store, Friday, December 9.
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A seemingly required inclusion in most reports on the recent mass
murder in Paris was the rhetorical question posed by reporters has been:
"Will these events invite a wave of anti-Muslim incidents"?
Since these Islam-inspired murders, however, there have been only a few
anti-Muslim actions -- all against property.
Under-reported, however, was how rapidly the assault against Charlie
Hebdo migrated into an anti-Jewish mini-pogrom in the heart of Paris.
What did shoppers in a kosher market, four of whom were slaughtered, have
to do with the cartoon images of Mohammad? Nothing. But the assault on
the HyperCacher Jewish kosher supermarket has a lot to do with the
true nature of Islamic militancy.
by Denis MacEoin
• January 11, 2015 at 4:00 am
"My
commitment is... to reject any repression in the name of religion... a
goal we will reach in a peaceful and law-abiding way." — Raif
Badawi.
If he
ever leaves prison, his life will have been destroyed -- by voyeurs as
sexually twisted as those of ancient Rome.
"Our
Prophet," Malik said, "would have been crystal clear and
unequivocal in condemning [the Charlie Hebdo massacre]. But his statement
points out why there is a problem. Malik was -- quite innocently, I am
sure -- completely wrong. Muhammad did the same thing – many, many times.
Today
we all are Charlie, and we are all Raif.
Raif Badawi and his children.
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His first 50 lashes were administered on Friday. After prayers,
outside a mosque, Saudi writer and blogger, Raif Badawi, 30, received a
sentence that seems worse than death. Accused of "insulting
Islam," he is to receive 1000 lashes: 50 per week for 20 weeks --
nearly half a year. "The lashing order says Raif should 'be lashed
very severely,'" a twitter notice read. "If they lash him again
next week we do not know if he is going to survive. He has no medical
assistance," another notice said. After that, he is to spend ten
years in prison and pay a fine of $266,000. If he ever leaves prison, his
life will have been destroyed -- by voyeurs as sexually twisted as those
of ancient Rome. .
His wife and three children have been given asylum in Canada. Her
family has filed for divorce on the grounds of his supposed apostasy.
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