Op-ed in PA daily promotes freedom of speech, but claims "fascist Israel" and America "create international terror"
Headline: “The crime of disgrace ”
Op-ed by Omar Hilmi Al-Ghoul, regular columnist for the official PA daily, about the assassination of Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar on Sept. 25, 2016, as Hattar was about to stand trial for sharing a cartoon depicting God being treated like a servant by a bearded Muslim.
“The capital of Jordan was witness yesterday [Sept. 25, 2016] to a vile and shameful crime, whose victim was a respected Jordanian publicist. He did nothing other than to share a cartoon in response to the Takfir organizations (i.e., the act of accusing other Muslims of heresy, refers here to ISIS and similar organizations) that harm Islam and Muslims. Martyr (Shahid) of culture and knowledge Nahed Hattar published a clarification, in which he noted what the intention of publishing [the cartoon] was…
The late Nahed Hattar paid with his life in order to defend the freedom of opinion and expression. He refused to conform and bow his head before the terrorist Takfir organizations, the mercenaries of fascist Israel and of America, which creates international terror.”
The cartoon in question depicts a conversation between God and a bearded Muslim lying in bed with two women. The upper right-hand caption reads: “In Paradise…”
God: “Good evening, Abu Saleh. Do you need anything?”
Abu Saleh: “Yes, God, bring me a glass of wine from there, and tell Jibril to bring me some cashews. Afterwards send an immortal youth (i.e., based on a verse in the Quran) to clean the floor, and take the empty plates with you.
And do not forget to build a door for the tent so that next time you will knock before entering, blessed be your name.”
Op-ed by Omar Hilmi Al-Ghoul, regular columnist for the official PA daily, about the assassination of Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar on Sept. 25, 2016, as Hattar was about to stand trial for sharing a cartoon depicting God being treated like a servant by a bearded Muslim.
“The capital of Jordan was witness yesterday [Sept. 25, 2016] to a vile and shameful crime, whose victim was a respected Jordanian publicist. He did nothing other than to share a cartoon in response to the Takfir organizations (i.e., the act of accusing other Muslims of heresy, refers here to ISIS and similar organizations) that harm Islam and Muslims. Martyr (Shahid) of culture and knowledge Nahed Hattar published a clarification, in which he noted what the intention of publishing [the cartoon] was…
The late Nahed Hattar paid with his life in order to defend the freedom of opinion and expression. He refused to conform and bow his head before the terrorist Takfir organizations, the mercenaries of fascist Israel and of America, which creates international terror.”
God: “Good evening, Abu Saleh. Do you need anything?”
Abu Saleh: “Yes, God, bring me a glass of wine from there, and tell Jibril to bring me some cashews. Afterwards send an immortal youth (i.e., based on a verse in the Quran) to clean the floor, and take the empty plates with you.
And do not forget to build a door for the tent so that next time you will knock before entering, blessed be your name.”