It was thrown on the floor. Allegedly. But never fear, Khalid Khawaja, a former official of Pakistan’s secret service and a friend of Osama bin Laden, is on the case of this immense human rights violation. From AKI, with thanks to Hutchrun:
Karachi, 27 Dec. (AKI) - (by Syed Saleem Shahzad) - After the reported desecration of the Koran in the Guantanamo Bay prison, which provoked riots in Afghanistan that killed at least fifteen people, a group of Islamic terror suspects in custody in Pakistan have gone on a hunger strike alleging that the Muslim sacred book has also been desecrated in their Pakistani jail. The 16 signatories of the letter, from Cell number 3 of Adyala Jail in Pakistan’s military capital Rawalpindi, have appealed to the media and to human right activists. Under Pakistan's blasphemy laws, desecration of the Koran can merit the death penalty."They belong to all classes of Jihadis, ranging from anti-Shiite sectarians to anti-western followers of Osama bin Laden. They are all awaiting trial and some of them have been waiting for the last five years,” said a source in Adyala Jail....
In their signed message the prisoners maintained that when Tipu Sultan visited their cell, the inmates were performing their prayers individually as they were in shackles and cannot perform prayers collectively.
In their account the assistant superintendent cursed them and forced them to stop their prayers and conducted a search during which a copy of the Koran was recovered. They say he threw it on the ground and yelled: "This is the book which teaches you terrorism. This is the book which has brought you here."
"We have also received the message and we shall not tolerate these sort of events," said retired squadron leader Khalid Khawaja. A former official of Pakistan’s secret service, ISI, Khalid Khawaja was forced to retire after which he joined the Afghan resistance against the Soviet occupation and allegedly became a close friend of Osama bin Laden. Recently he formed a human rights organization, Defence of Human Rights, primarily to fight for the human rights of Jihadis and their families.
The assistant superintendent's alleged comment is correct: the Koran does teach terrorism and did bring them there. Too bad the inmates (and the rest of the Muslim world) can't accept that truth. And it's equally outrageous that the rest of us have to suffer on account of the contents of that book.
Yawn...another Koran was abused. Quick someone call the UN, the ACLU and Amnesty International.
This is off topic but I want to say how happy I am someone posted the url for this site on yahoo news bases. It's been rather like going to bed and later waking up in the matrix. There's so little of whats going on in the regular media so many people no doubt have the same reaction my best friend did when I said something about muslims. "They're just like any other religion."
Perhaps I found it easy to believe once I started checking things out because I'm a cynic. But I think all too many people tend to blow it off or blame the US. People just don't want to believe that a nightmare come true is brewing for all of us if something isn't done. It's very frustrating.
Keep up the good work and thank you for being here. However, if you should hear someone screaming in frustrated rage pay no attention it's just me blowing off some steam.
Fireangel
I wonder when the Muzzies will go on the rampage, and the statements of condemnation will come in thick and fast from the UN, MSM, LLLs, AI, lawyers, Human Rights Watch, George Galloway and aa those other loonies who are quick to side with the Jihadis.
The Koran is a false book
Islam is a false religion...
I dont care about the Koran because i know it
is not from God...
But i find it interesting the muslims
Rape
Kill
Butcher
Blow up
Destroy
assasinate
Murder
Lie
Cheat
Steal
then Scream like hell when someone dropped
The Phony Koran ...
Personally i wouldnt touch it with a flame thrower.. as it would be a waste of precious fuel to burn it...
I dont want this VILE book in my COUNTRY...
It takes a very large stretch of imagination to call Jihadis humans, one that I am incapable of.
THEY ARE TAUGHT TO LIE AND MANIPULATE IN THE KORAN AS WELL.
This is just a ploy to grab some attention, they know how well it works. Interesting though that this is in Pakistan...some heads will roll for that for sure.
l think we should have an old fashion campfire, and toss a bunch of korans to keep the mosquitos away!
good use for it.. fuel for the bugs! can you imagine roasting hot dogs with a nice mixture of pork and beef over a fire fuelled by the koran! how hilarious!
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May 19, 2005
"It's a very well-known fact that if you have a Bible at customs when you enter the airport, and if they find the Bible, that the Bible is taken and put in the shredder," he said in an interview this week.
"If you have more than one Bible you will be taken into custody, and if you have a quantity of Bibles you will be given 70 lashes for sure - you could even be executed."
Where are the UN, MSM, LLLs, AI, lawyers, Human Rights Watch, George Galloway and aa those other loonies when you need them?
What about the Bible-shredding machines at the Saudi airports?
If that's not desecration...
Muslims are just despicable whiners, like imbecile kids who complain only when something is done to them.
But the truth is that they lack any elemental sense of justice.
Jingoist.....you must have the qur'an in your country because people must read it and it's called "know your enemy "
Of course moslems will whinge about this because it is sure to be treated with horror by some apologists.
In Saudi I have seen pages of the qur'an lying in the dirt and I can assure you it weren't me wot dun it.
"They say [Tipu Sultan] threw it on the ground and yelled: "This is the book which teaches you terrorism. This is the book which has brought you here.""
Right guv'ner. Pin a medal on that man! Cheery-o, carry on. Hip, hip and all that rot.
Cultural relativism at its best. Death to those who desecrate the q'uran but cheers and admiration throughout Dar al-Islam for beheading 11 year-old christian girls on their way to school.
First I've heard of bible shredding machines at Saudi airports. Can this be verified?
If so why haven't we heard about it in the mainstream media? Just a rhetorical question I had to ask.
hey jimgoism!!! do us muslims a favour and save your energy and puhleeeeeeeez when you brag about something you better know what you're talking about...and get a reliable real version of the koran and if you have the brains read it carefully and analyze it before judging. Stop judging islam through bin laden and all those freaky terrorists we see everyday and we're sick and tired anyway of explaining to you guys how those people know nothing about islam and are simply abusing our religion. Go to a newly converted muslim and he/she will tell you the real reason why islam is the fastest growing religion on this planet!
thank you!!!!
PS: a simple example of how islam gives women their full rights is the fact that prophet muhammad's first wife (khadeeja) was an extremely successful business woman!