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| Fatwa against Miss World reporter... |
| 2002-11-26 |
| A north Nigerian state has issued an Islamic fatwa calling for the death of a journalist who wrote an article on the Miss World pageant that sparked riots. The religious decree was issued against Isiome Daniel on Tuesday. Mamoudu Shinkarfi, the deputy governor of Zamfara state, said on national television: "Any true Muslim would make sure that this woman's blood is spilled wherever she is." Daniel, who has resigned from ThisDay, left the country and went to the United States, according to the newspaper's publisher. There was no immediate response from the Nigerian federal government to the issuing of the fatwa. Might we suggest a little national indignation, starting with the firing and jailing of the deputy governor of Zamfara state, followed by sending in the local national guard to clean out the leaders of insurrection? A few public hangings, preferably by their own turbans, would seem to be in order, too... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 The Nigerian government has now officialy disavowed any such "fatwa", saying that no such punishment will be allowed. Uh-huh... |
| Posted by: mojo 2002-11-26 14:28:05 |