From the NY Times today:
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — Protests broke out and shock rippled through the
country on Tuesday as accounts emerged of NATO personnel setting fire to
bags filled with Korans and other sacred books of Koranic
interpretation at the Bagram Air Base.
"The heavily Muslim country threatens to confiscate them from foreign
visitors along with other prohibited items such as narcotics, firearms
and pornography, according to the web site of Saudi Arabian Airlines,
the country’s national carrier.
“A number of items are not allowed to be brought into the kingdom due to religious reasons and local regulations,” states the airlines’ web site. It goes on to say: “Items and articles belonging to religions other than Islam are also prohibited. These may include Bibles, crucifixes, statues, carvings, items with religious symbols such as the Star of David, and others.”
An employee of the Saudi Arabian Airlines in New York, who only identified herself as Gladys, confirmed the rule."
Same playing field. Same world. Same section of the world. Someone should tell the Saudis, you know?
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — Protests broke out and shock rippled through the
country on Tuesday as accounts emerged of NATO personnel setting fire to
bags filled with Korans and other sacred books of Koranic
interpretation at the Bagram Air Base. Shah Marai/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images An Afghan man aimed a sling shot toward soldiers during a protest outside Bagram Air Base on Tuesday.
The holy books were saved by Afghans working in the area, some of whom
rushed screaming at two soldiers who were throwing the bags into an
incineration pit, or reached into the fire to extract the volumes. A
NATO spokesman said the books had been gathered at a detention facility
for suspected insurgents and inadvertently sent for incineration.
When I look at these images and the embarrassment of the situation, I'm so sorry that other countries, like Saudi Arabia do this on a regular basis. What? You say... Read this from yesterday's Christian Post:
http://www.christianpost.com/news/bibles-crucifixes-not-allowed-into-saudi-arabia-28848/
If this is true, then the same outrage that the Afghans displayed about their Koran and the shame and apologies of the NATO commanders, should be enforced on the Saudi regime.
“A number of items are not allowed to be brought into the kingdom due to religious reasons and local regulations,” states the airlines’ web site. It goes on to say: “Items and articles belonging to religions other than Islam are also prohibited. These may include Bibles, crucifixes, statues, carvings, items with religious symbols such as the Star of David, and others.”
An employee of the Saudi Arabian Airlines in New York, who only identified herself as Gladys, confirmed the rule."
Same playing field. Same world. Same section of the world. Someone should tell the Saudis, you know?
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