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Islamic Humour: A Force for Reform

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Praktike's Place tips me off to a great post at Chan'ad Bahraini, written by an "Asian" expatriate living in Bahrain. Here's the key paragraph:

"The day that it is able to absorb and digest satire without death threats and burning effigies I will be satisfied that the Muslim world has undergone the much-needed reform that I am always talking about."

"Chan'ad" then goes on to provide a few examples of Islamic satire that would be worthy of Scrappleface or The Onion.

Most of it comes from outside the Middle East, of course, and "Western Muslims are certainly leading the global march." So be it. The Islamic Sufis have known for over 1,000 years just how effective humour can be against foolish rigidity and willful ignorance. In the right circumstances, jokes can be as deadly to an ossified, repressive culture as JDAMs. Fire away!

UPDATE: I wonder what the Islamica News would do with this one?

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