“Star of David” Korans found in Algeria, seething ensues
Middle East • September 2010 • Views: 500
Algeria ordered thousands of Koran books whose covers bear a Jewish symbol to be removed from shelves, on a day in which an American pastor relinquished his plan to burn the holy Muslim testament.
Algerians who had already purchased the books decorated with a Star of David were urged to return them to stores in exchange for another Koran or their money back.
According to the Algerian government, the symbol on the cover “is not in keeping with the general ethics of the state”.