Sherry Jones wrote a novel about the relationship between Islam’s Muhammed and A’isha, his 9 year old bride, with whom he consummated their relationship when she was 11. Random House was supposed to release this book on August 12. A day or two beforehand, they decided not to release the book because “credible and unrelated sources” indicated that the release of the novel would enrage Islamic fundie nuts, resulting in acts of terror on…whoever.
So, I have a couple of things to say. Muslims — get over yourselves. You’re just the new Christians, trust me, and will be deposed from your reign of terror, in due time, by the inescapable juggernaut of reason and logic. I make no distinction between liberal, moderate, or conservative Muslims since the very foundation of your belief system is hogwash.
Second: Random House, you are cowardly twats. It’s a novel — remember The Satanic Verses? Life goes on, Islam does not crumble. You have no respect whatsoever for the religion you are afraid to offend. Instead, you are afraid of a theoretical threat — put forth — as speculation — by a bunch of people you enlisted to read the book before you made your cowardly decision. Really, get a pair.