Image one of the scorched korans that afghans had prevented from being destroyed was. So the commander burned the library, including all its books. When we saw these soldiers burning books, we moved closer to see what was going on, and one of the boys said, it is holy koran, said one of the laborers, zabiullah, 22. While in afghanistan, where islam already makes huge numbers of books unavailable and the satanic verses and the danish flag must be in short supply, the news of book burning somewhere else is. By the time the interpreters were finished, 1,652 books were stacked on. Afghanistans war on books reza mohammadi opinion the. Officials issue speedy apology to protesters over error that caused incineration of religious books at bagram military airbase. Sep 10, 2010 pastor terry joness plan to burn 200 copies of the quran in florida was widely condemned. Apr 04, 2011 a recent florida churchs burning of the quran has created an additional serious security challenge in afghanistan, warns gen. May 25, 2011 granted, quran burning is much less aggressive than these injustices, but shouldnt americans behave better than the communist and muslim nations that ban and burn religious texts on a daily basis. Us apologises for quran burning in afghanistan, says it.
By contrast, when the bible is deliberately trashed or destroyed by a group of people, no such forgivenessbegging ever occurs. Whats interesting about the situation is the rapid, continuous stream of apologies for the quran burning, which any rational person can see was completely accidental. Feb 25, 2012 hundreds of protesters took to the streets saturday across afghanistan, the fifth day of demonstrations over the burning of qurans, officials said. Nothing but burning the white house can relieve the wound inflicted on us, the muslims, by the burning of quran in the united states, said brigadier general mohammad reza naqdi, volunteer commander of irans basij force. Nato apologise for afghan quran burning world news the guardian. Us soldiers linked to quran burnings at afghan base to avoid. Quran burning poses security threat in afghanistan.
John allen, the supreme commander of nato troops, said the books were included in trash to be discarded and inadvertently given to troops to burn. Nato apologise for afghan quran burning this article is more than 8 years old officials issue speedy apology to protesters over error that. Karzai for what he called inadvertent attempts to burn the islamic books, in a. Somehow, in afghanistan, several copies of the quran, the sacred book of islam, ended up in a trash heap this week and were burned in front of nato headquarters there. Afghanistan is bracing for intensifying protests, as outrage over the. General, i want to talk about the response to this because there is no question that burning the quran in afghanistan is a severe. Quran burning enrages afghans residents of the northern afghan city of mazarisharif stormed into a united nations compound friday to protest a florida preachers burning of the. Feb 22, 2012 gunfire wounded at least 26 people during fresh protests in several cities across afghanistan over the burning of copies of the quran, islams holy book, at natos main base in afghanistan. Feb 22, 2012 kabul, afghanistan seven people were killed in clashes between afghan security forces and protesters demonstrating against the burning of muslim holy books at a nato military base, afghanistan. Mob in kabul kills woman for allegedly burning koran youtube. Afghan protesters hold copies of the quran as they march during a demonstration to condemn the burning of a copy of the muslim holy book by a florida pastor, in kandahar, afghanistan, on saturday. Conservative experts say that obama was right to apologize. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets saturday across afghanistan, the fifth day of demonstrations over the burning of qurans, officials said.
Soldiers killed, as kabul braces for wider protests wsj. What is the respectful way to dispose of islams holy book. Nato apologizes after afghans protest burning of korans. Pastor terry joness plan to burn 200 copies of the quran in florida was widely condemned. Us apologizes for quran burnings in afghanistan the san. Feb 21, 2012 nato apologise for afghan quran burning this article is more than 8 years old officials issue speedy apology to protesters over error that caused incineration of religious books at bagram. Jul, 2017 outcry over afghanistan quran burnings shows misguided honor about sacred book afghan protests muslims must study, think about, and critically examine the sacred textnot honor it. Nato apologise for afghan quran burning world news the. Nato apologise for afghan quran burning this article is more than 8 years old officials issue speedy apology to protesters over error that caused incineration of religious books at bagram. Feb 21, 2012 protests break out in afghanistan after troops burned qurans at bagram airfield. Islamabad, pakistan at least 22 people have been killed in afghanistan so far in a series of violent protests against the burning of the quran by two florida pastors, according to reports coming from afghanistan.
On the other hand, we do have the precedent of muslims burning the quran themselves, set by caliph uthman, as well as presentday muslim apostates. Afghans avenge florida koran burning, killing 12 the new. Us apologises for quran burning in afghanistan news18. But the unique symbolism of book burning has a long and sinister history. Forces burn old copies of the koranofficials claim it was a misunderstanding when the holy books were discarded. Violent protests left at least five dead and others wounded wednesday as demonstrations over quran burning intensified in afghanistan. Thousands of angry afghans rallied tuesday after learning that u. How afghans view the quran burnings by sami yousafzai on 9910 at 12. Religious material burned at afghanistans bagram airfield was removed because of. Afghan forces working at the base reported this, resulting in outraged afghans besieging bagram afb. Us apologises for quran burning in afghanistan, says it was. Feb 21, 2012 kabul, afghanistan more than 2,000 angry afghans protested outside an american air base on tuesday after they learned that copies of the quran koran, the muslim holy book, were burned in a.
Feb 24, 2012 an iranian general says the white house should be burned in response to american soldiers burning korans in afghanistan. New york, ny book burning seems to be making history once again. Jones was later caught in 20 attempting another burning of the quran 2,998 copies, one book representing every victim of the september 11 attacks but was arrested before he could continue. But the unique symbolism of bookburning has a long and sinister history. The 2012 afghanistan quran burning protests was a series of protests of varying levels of violence which took place early in 2012 in response to the burning of islamic religious material by soldiers from the united states bagram air base in afghanistan. They both agreed that burning of a quran would undermine our effort in afghanistan, jeopardize the safety of coalition troopers and civilians, gunhus said, and would create problems for our afghan partners. No charges in afghanistan quran burning news al jazeera. Feb 22, 2012 violent protests have raged outside bagram air force base in afghanistan for two days after local workers found the burned remains of more than 100 qurans in a pile of garbage from the base. After jones followed through with his burning in march, protests in afghanistan ended with 30 casualties.
Kabul, afghanistan more than 2,000 angry afghans protested outside an american air base on tuesday after they learned that copies of the quran koran, the muslim holy book, were burned in a. A recent florida churchs burning of the quran has created an additional serious security challenge in afghanistan, warns gen. The superiors answer was to check whether the books content complied with the qur an. As part of the disposal, parts of the books were burned. Terry jones heard the complaints the outrage from church groups, the military and world leaders against his plans to burn the quran saturday, the ninth.
Feb 22, 2012 when we saw these soldiers burning books, we moved closer to see what was going on, and one of the boys said, it is holy koran, said one of the laborers, zabiullah, 22. Outcry over afghanistan quran burnings shows misguided honor. Protests break out in afghanistan after troops burned qurans at bagram airfield. Kabul, afghanistan ap the white house apologized tuesday for the burning of muslim holy books in a pile of garbage at a u. American and afghan officials say the incineration of korans could have been. Feb 22, 2012 violent protests left at least five dead and others wounded wednesday as demonstrations over quran burning intensified in afghanistan.
Obama apologizes to afghanistan for quran burning cnn. Apr 02, 2011 mazarisharif, afghanistan stirred up by three angry mullahs who urged them to avenge the burning of a koran at a florida church, thousands of protesters on friday overran the compound of the. Chain of avoidable errors cited in koran burning the new york. A mob in the afghan capital, kabul, killed a woman and set her body alight for allegedly burning a copy of the koran. The inadvertent and partial incineration of some qurans by a usafghan labour detail at bagram ignited a web of action, from.
Koran burning in afghanistan how should holy books be. The us apologised on tuesday for the burning of muslim holy books that had been pulled from the shelves of a detention center library adjoining a major base in eastern afghanistan because they contained extremist messages or inscriptions. While in afghanistan, where islam already makes huge numbers of books unavailable and the satanic verses and the danish flag must be in short supply, the. The three days of protests against mondays burning of islams holiest book. Nato apologise for afghan quran burning world news. The inadvertent and partial incineration of some qurans by a usafghan labour detail at bagram ignited a. The investigation report provided new details about the missteps that led to the burning of about 315 religious books and quran copies, which had been taken from the detention facility in parwan.
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