On the Rise: Islamists Scapegoating Children for Blasphemy
The latest Muslim mob violence mobilized by religious clerics over the video Innocence of Muslims was indeed disturbing. However, the more troubling issue that merits true outrage is the uptick of Islamists targeting children with charges of desecration or blasphemy as a means to intimidate local non-Muslims.
The shocking October 9 attack on Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani 14-year old girl, sparked worldwide outrage. Islamist militants came to her school and shot her in the head and neck for “promoting Western culture”; several of the girl’s classmates were injured in the attack. Al-Qaeda’s media arm publicized its reasoning for the need to kill Malala, claiming it was not her educational activism, but rather that she “had denounced jihad” and thus insulted Islam. Young Malala was airlifted to the UK for treatment, and for fear of further harm to her and her family.
The zealotry of these defenders of the Muslim faith extends to all who would defame their prophet, including young children. One would think that children, in some cases illiterate, could never be judged responsible for such heinous acts, punishable by death according to sharia (Islamic law) and Pakistan law under Section 295-C. Unfortunately, poor Malala is not alone in being a young child targeted for the crime of insulting Islam.
Perhaps October was “Defile the Quran month,” as a number of cases have appeared recently of non-Muslim children in Muslim countries accused of desecration or blasphemy against Islam.
Uppity women, wanting to be educated and not property… that’s blasphemy and promoting western values! (And they want to be taken seriously?)
Remember this is Islam the religion of peace don’t make them kill you. As for respect for children why would there be any after all Mohamed was a pedophile.
May the martyrs welcome you into Paradise! May your blood win at least three converts!
The god of the Kaabba is weak, and you must murder for him. Muhammad would be proud.
Yes, yes, I know. The god is greatest!
When I practice my religion correctly the homeless get shelter, the naked are clothed and the hungry are fed. When the Muslim correctly practices their religion there is dismember and death, and always hunger.
By their fruits you shall know them.
Once again the mobs’ actions say: “Our religion is stupid & violent!” Once again they demonstrate the proverbial power of stupid people in large groups (and the disadvantages of unarmed targets).