The well-known Iraqi novelist Ala Mashzoub was gunned down “by a group of armed men” after recently publishing an article which criticized “the Islamic republic revolution in Iran, which is being celebrated now on its 40th anniversary.”
The assassination sparked anger. Activists wrote that “we continue to write about everything that disturbs the sacred ignorance.”
Yet the West is protecting the “sacred ignorance” (supported by Sharia) by not standing firmly for its own principle of free speech. Meanwhile, in Islamic states, people are getting murdered for “crimes” such as like apostasy and blasphemy, and offense against Islam and its revered leaders.
“Iraqi Novelist Killed after Criticizing Islamic Republic in Iran,” Basnews, February 3, 2019:
ERBIL — A well-known Iraqi novelist was gunned down outside his home in the southern province of Karbala on Sunday.
Ala Mashzoub, 56, was shot dead by a group of armed men who reportedly fled the scene before police arrived, local sources were sighted in media reports.
The public has reacted to the assassination with rage, saying that the murder is related to Mashzoub’s writings.
He recently published an article to criticize the Islamic republic revolution in Iran, which is being celebrated now on its 40th anniversary.
Karbala is one of the two major Shi’ite holy sites in Iraq …..

Ren says
The critic of any islam related matter has no place in muslim countries. This is how islam kills the freedom of speech.
J D S says
The sooner the west brings the “MURDER”aspect of Islamic law to the world’s front page
lhe sooner Islam will be seen as a deterrent to civility.
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Henry says
shouldn’t kill the messenger, but the thing that is being criticized which would be the islam ideology, pure hate
Makenomistake says
Yes . These islamists are doomed forever as their filthy ignorance is sacred to them.
There is no alternative other than getting rid of the violent disease that is known as ‘islam’
James Lincoln says
This is indeed tragic. My thoughts and prayers go out to him.
As a tribute, and for educational purposes, I would like to read an English translation of the article that Ala Mashzoub wrote criticizing the Islamic republic revolution in Iran.
If any Jihad Watch readers know where to find this, please post.
Walter Sieruk says
This Iraqi novelist,Ala Maszoub, who was murdered ,outside his home, by gunmen/agents from Iran for his writing which criticized the Islamic revolution in Iran . So this means that the ayatollahs mullahs and imams all put together with all their “scholarly” Islamic Shiite books couldn’t refute Maszuub’s criticisms of that Islamic revolution of Iran, so they had him murdered.
As the fact is that those in power of this “mullah regime ” of Iran actually care nothing about the life’s ,safety and human rights of the Iranian people. Therefore how much less, if possible, would those in control care about the life of Ala Maszoub who was an Iraqi, and not an Iranian ?
This heinous Islamic regime of Iran is even false in its name. For it has the title of “The Islamic Republic of Iran.” It is Islamic for sure, but its falsely called a “republic.” This is because a real Republic comes from the Latin word; res-publica meaning “The property of the people” This is one thing that this brutal and harsh Islamic tyranny is not. For the mullahs and ayatollahs who have the strong and terrible power in this Islamic have much control. Even the Iranian parliament is much influenced by those ruling Muslim clerics. Those mullahs and ayatollahs of this Islamic dictatorship come down very hard on the human rights of the Iranian people through their ruthless gang of thugs who are called “The Republican Guard.”
Furthermore, this hideous type of hard and oppressive tyranny is taught about in the Bible .For in Ecclesiastes 4 :1 in teaches about “the tears of the oppressed.” and about all the power being “on the side of the oppressors.” Likewise, in that same Bible book in 5:8 it informs the reader not to be naïve about such awful wickedness. For it teaches “If you see the poor oppressed…and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things.” Moreover in Proverbs 15:15 it also teaches “All the days of the oppressed are wretched…” In addition, the Iranian president, Rouhani and ayatollah Khamenei may be described in Proverbs 28:15 which reads “Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked man ruling over a helpless people.” In short, the brutal and vicious Islamic regime of those two characters, just mention, as well as the other mullahs , ayatollahs and other Muslim tyrants who have such harsh and brutal control with their terrible oppression over the lives of the Iranian people , Proverbs 29:2 is thus very appropriate . For it teaches “When the wicked rule, the people groan. “ [N.I.V.]
gravenimage says
Iraqi novelist assassinated after criticizing Iran’s Islamic revolution
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Horrifying–this poor man.
God, I hate Islam.
gravenimage says
And where is lover of the horrors of Iran christianblood, to spout apologia for this murder?