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Muslims Block Bible-Burning In South Africa
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Sep 11, 2010 05:59pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| News Date | Friday, September 10, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Muslim Group Gets Court Order Against Fellow Muslim
A judge in Johannesburg, South Africa, has blocked a plan by a Muslim to burn Bibles on the anniversary of Sept. 11.
An Islamic intellectual organization, Scholars of the Truth, had sought the order. It bans the burning of any holy books. “I’m very pleased the judge came to this decision. Not only did he ban this protest but he also banned other people from burning the Bible,” The Christian Scientist Monitor quoted plaintiff’s lawyer Yasmin Omar as saying.
The order also covers the burning of other holy books, including the Koran. Mohammed Vawda planned to burn the Bibles in response to a plan to burn hundreds of copies of the Koran in Gainesville, Florida. The preacher pushing the Florida book burning has backed down. |
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