"He must be killed. The Qur'an makes it clear - if someone defames the prophet, then he must die."
"In Islam there is a line between let's say freedom and the line which is then transgressed into immorality and irresponsibility and I think as far as this writer is concerned, unfortunately, he has been irresponsible with his freedom of speech. Salman Rushdie or indeed any writer who abuses the prophet, or indeed any prophet, under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death. It's got to be seen as a deterrent, so that other people should not commit the same mistake again."
Robertson: You don't think that this man deserves to die?
Y. Islam: Who, Salman Rushdie?
Robertson: Yes.
Y. Islam: Yes, yes.
Robertson: And do you have a duty to be his executioner?
Y. Islam: Uh, no, not necessarily, unless we were in an Islamic state and I was ordered by a judge or by the authority to carry out such an act - perhaps, yes.
- Cat Stevens, otherwise known as Yusef Islam
Sorry, I know this is old news, but new news to me. In 1989 I was a junior in high school: like I watched the news then!
It's not surprising that Stevens/Islam would make a hasty attempt at damage control. It's just so hard to take your words back isn't it?
Monday, February 11, 2008
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