Sunday, August 12, 2007

Taslima booked for promoting communal enmity

Another case of hurt Muslim feelings. When (never) is the Muslim community going to acknowledge that they are not the only people on earth?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2273869,prtpage-1.cms
FROM TIMESOFINDIA:
Taslima booked for promoting communal enmity
11 Aug 2007, 1819 hrs

HYDERABAD: The city police have registered a case against controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who was recently attacked by workers of Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) here, for allegedly creating ill-feeling among communities.

The writer has been booked under IPC Section 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, language etc) on a complaint registered by MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, police said on Saturday.

In his complaint, Akbaruddin alleged that Kolkata-based Taslima had hurt the sentiments of the community with her writings and speeches against Islam, police said.

Akbaruddin, MIM floor leader in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, had threatened to kill the exiled author if she visited Hyderabad again.

A group of MIM activists, led by three party MLAs, stormed the Press Club on Thursday and attacked Nasreen who was there to attend a book release function.