And the Saudi establishment and others have been silent. One oddity is worth noting: Does the outrage of being treated as an “infidel” by a rival Islamic denomination ever cause the victims to question whether this dhimmitude thing is such a good idea? Or are they just anxious to reclaim their right to be the ones dishing it out? After all, ’tis better to give than receive.
“Iraq PM criticises Muslim “˜silence” on cleric’s death calls,” from Agence France-Presse, June 25:
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Thursday criticised Arab and Muslim countries for their silence on calls by a senior Saudi cleric for Shiite scholars to be killed.
The Iraqi leader made the remarks a day after a massive bomb in the predominantly Shiite neighbourhood of Sadr City in northeastern Baghdad killed 62 people and wounded 150.
“We have observed that many governments have been suspiciously silent on the fatwa provoking the killing” of Shiites, Maliki, who is also Shiite, said in an e-mailed statement.
He was referring to comments made by Mecca Mufti Sheikh Adil al-Kalbani last month to the BBC that “Shiite clerics are infidels.”
“The Shiites have no right to be represented in the (Saudi) senior scholarly committee,” Kalbani said.
“The Shiite public, it’s a matter of discussion (as to whether they are infidels). Shiite clerics are definitely infidels, without question.”
According to Islam, it is permitted to kill infidels and not have to pay the victim’s family blood money….