Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Walid Husayin apologizes for "offense" against "monotheistic faiths, particularly Islam" and police say "there'll be something positive soon"

Palestinian ex-Muslim atheist Walid Husayin has posted an apology on his blog on Nov. 29 for his "stupidity" saying
"I apologize for the offense I have caused against the monotheistic faiths, particularly Islam"
He has been in jail for over a month after being arrested by authorities in the religiously conservative Palestinian West Bank town of Qalqilya, for calling the Muslim God a "primitive Bedouin" and Islam a religion of "irrationality and ignorance" on his blog and making Facebook profiles claiming he was God, calling the Prophet Muhammad a philanderer and penning spoof verses of the Muslim holy book, the Quran.

A friend of Husayin suggested the apology was probably made in the hope being freed and Palestinian military spokesman Ahmed Mubayad said, without mentioning the apology, that "there'll be something positive" soon.

His attacks on Islam in Arabic at noor-alaqel.blogspot.com has been taken down although those in English still remain at proud-a.blogspot.com.


Source: AP


Comment: As it was warned when news of Husayin's arrest first broke, his release might just be a publicity stunt.

And if you think blasphemy laws exists in Muslim countries only then think again. Geert Wilders in the Netherlands is awaiting a second trial for criticizing Islam, after the first trial collapsed due to concerns of judicial bias.


Some previous similar or related stories:

Ex-Muslim Atheist Palestinian, Walid Husayin, facing life sentence for “insulting” Islam as some call for his death for apostasy

Asia Bibi (aka Aasia Bibi and Aasia Noreen) case summary - Christians unclean, pressured to conver to Islam, defending Christianity as blasphemy

Abdel Kareem Nabil (aka Kareem Amer), the first Egyptian blogger jailed for criticizing Islam, al-Azhar and the government freed after a 4yrs sentence

Muslims angry Coptic Bishop Bishoy said they were guests in Egypt and questioned Koran 5:7

Death threats against Swedish Mohammed cartoonist Lars Vilks by Swedish al-Shabaab member Abu Zaid – migration for terror also urged

Court rules judges in Wilders trial suspected of bias, new trial ordered

Islamic dumbing down - Restrictions on 12 un-Islamic university subjects in Iran

For similar or related stories posted after this article, copy the title of this article and paste it in the search box on top of the page and click search. There is unlikely to be any though if the story is very recent but check if you want to make sure.

For even more similar or related stories, click on the 'Labels' below.

No comments:

Post a Comment