Pakistan hardliners honor bin Laden in Rushdie rowI don't know, I've never read any of his books (how pure is that?) but still, “Rushdie row” is pretty strong stuff.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A group of hardline Pakistani Muslim clerics said on Thursday they had bestowed a religious title on Osama bin Laden in response to a British knighthood for author Salman Rushdie....
“If a blasphemer can be given the title 'Sir' by the West despite the fact he's hurt the feelings of Muslims, then a mujahid who has been fighting for Islam against the Russians, Americans and British must be given the lofty title of Islam, Saifullah,” the council's chairman, Tahir Ashrafi, told Reuters.
And all because of the Brits and that silly “Sir” thing they have. Thank God they never made Darwin one.
Speaking of Darwin, in 2000 Darwin's image replaced Dickens' on the Bank of England ten pound note (that's how much it's worth, not how much it weighs). Reportedly (that is, according to Wikipedia), one reason for the bank's choice was that Darwin's “luxuriant” (Wikipedia, again) beard is difficult to forge.
So Dude, there you go. Want to be famous? Grow a really, really big beard. I (especially I) am not about to comment on Rushdie's.
Link: Pakistan hardliners honor bin Laden in Rushdie row | Reuters
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