Islamic Rage Photo of the Day
Charles Johnson
Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 1:28 pm PDT • Views: 396
Smell the rage.
Activists from the Islamic parties chant slogans against British author Salman Rushdie during a protest in Lahore June 25, 2007. A group of hardline Pakistani Muslim clerics has bestowed a religious title on Osama bin Laden in response to a British knighthood for the Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” outraged many Muslims around the world. The placard reads “Salman Rushdie dead.” REUTERS/Moshin Raza (PAKISTAN)
UPDATE at 6/25/07 2:19:36 pm:
An Arabic reader emailed to let us know that the placard in the picture above does not say “Salman Rushdie dead.” The top line says, “Curse Salman Rushdie,” and the bottom line, “Duty to kill.”
Frank says: