| Many Muslims
are offended should anyone criticize their religion, particularly if this criticism comes
from those who were born Muslims, as the case of Taslima Nasreen in Bangladesh once more
brings to light. Nasreen has said that the Koran needs to be thoroughly revised. Later she
added that the Koran should be regarded as an historical document only and is now out of
date. Nasreen, if convicted for the crime she has
been accused of by the state, will get two years in prison merely for criticizing Islam. A
price has also been put on her head by Islamic fundamentalist groups in the country, who
are demanding that she be hanged. Not surprisingly she has fled the country, which
obviously does not appear to be a safe place for her, or anyone who might question the
majority religion of the land. |
