I think the British Govt. had every right to confer the knighthood
on Rushdie. I think he is fully derserving of the honour conferred
on him.
I am not a muslim but with things the way they are I feel this was
not the right time for the British Govt. to honour someone whom the
muslim community think blasphemed against the Koran. I think this
will unecessarily strain relations between the two communities and
this will not really serve any constructive purpose. It will only
reinforce the feeling that Britain is insensitive to Muslim
sentiments. I am sure many Brits feel this way too.
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A Muslim Community Response To Some Of the Proposed Anti-terrorism Measures ... A Muslim Community Response To Some Of the Proposed Anti-terrorism Measures ... The proposal to deport and/or extradite foreign nationals to countries known ...politics onto the slippery slope of intellectual censorship and ... (uk.politics.misc)
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