Self-censorship to preempt possible violent reaction by Muslims
Posted by Raven on 20th August 2008

Once again we have a case of censorship upon us. It seems that book publishers don’t want to offend Muslims. It matters little that the manuscript has been well received; edited; advances paid for. Books, movies and even simple cartoons depicting the Muslim Muhammad in any way as a mere mortal are forbidden. When Muslims read or watch or view these things, they act like madmen. They take to the streets and riot; they set fires, throw stones, make threats, harm and kill people. Perhaps the Religion of Peace should be made to read these books as punishment.
NEW YORK — A racy, historical novel based on the Prophet Muhammad’s child bride A’isha was supposed to hit book stores in the U.S. Tuesday.
But in a rare case of self-censorship to preempt possible violent reaction by Muslims, one of the world’s largest publishing houses pulled the plug on the book just before its release date.
Sherry Jones, author of The Jewel of Medina, said she received word from Random House Inc. that the book’s release would be “postponed indefinitely.” The decision came after copies of her book were sent to stores, her book tour was scheduled and her work of fiction was accepted by the Book of the Month Club (it was scheduled to be in the August selection).
“My book is a respectful portrayal of Islam, of A’isha, of Muhammad. And anyone who reads it with [an] open mind will come away with an understanding of Islam as a peaceful religion,” said the American author.
Well someone’s open eye has been shut. Hmm. I wonder who?
“We felt an obligation to take these concerns very seriously. We consulted with security experts as well as with scholars of Islam, whom we asked to review the book and offer their assessments of potential reactions,” the release stated.
But Jones questions the 11th-hour balk.
“I’m going to tell you there are no terrorist threats against Random House. There was never received any terrorist threat,” she told FOXNews.com.
“By saying that Muslims will be violent, that they can’t intelligently discuss this book, it’s disrespectful to Muslims,” Jones said. “To me, it feels racist for them to say that someone will try to attack them, that someone will try to go after me.”
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if a Muslim threatened or went after Ms. Jones. Not at all. That’s how they are.
Terrorism expert Steven Emerson head of The Investigative Project on Terrorism said Random House’s decision to scrap the book sets a dangerous precedent for freedom of speech.
“This is one of the most despicable episodes of appeasement,” Emerson told FOXNews.com. “You can intimidate publishing and media to not publish anything critical about Islam, and just by an indirect threat of not being happy about it.”
I agree…this is not good. Setting the standards for the future by means of censorship is wrong. And it could come back to bite us.
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