good grief: Iranian officials have confiscated Shirin Ebadi’s Nobel peace Prize. Pathetic, and verging on shirk if you ask me…
Islam News @ NYT- Women’s Rights in Mideast:
- Driving Miss Saudi: Young women in Riyadh try to balance Islam and modernity as the stunted desert kingdom makes progress in “Saudi Time.”
- Swedish Artist Says Sketch of Prophet Aimed to Mock All Religions: A man who prosecutors say was the target of a murder plot says his caricature of the Prophet Muhammad was intended to poke fun at all sacred symbols.
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Muse 10:50 am on November 27, 2009 Permalink |
pathetic and laughable, yes. but shirk? how so?
aziz 2:22 pm on November 27, 2009 Permalink |
they seem to venerate a small metal medallion as a totem of immense power, which Ebadi can wield like a Poke-ball against the regime. By confiscating it they are implying it is the source of her power.
im really just being as rude to them as I can
(they dont read my blog, but still.)
manas 11:25 pm on November 27, 2009 Permalink |
That’s because they are not religiously motivated. Religion is an identity that define their political demography.
manas 11:26 pm on November 27, 2009 Permalink |
sorry, misplaced thought.
(not a good pun, you say, eh?)