It is a brittle and insecure religion and culture that feels itself compelled to punish dissidents with prison or violence. That is true in many instances other than this particular one, and far beyond Islam itself.
Meanwhile, this sort of thing doesn’t happen in the enlightened West. Here, we are free to criticize any and all ideas. In fact, attacking the Christian religion will make you a hero on the Left. You can criticize Islam as well, but doing so will bring you hatred and contempt from both the Sharia-respecting Left and Right.
“Moroccan blogger imprisoned for posts ‘undermining the Muslim religion,’” translated from “Une blogueuse marocaine emprisonnée pour des publications portant ‘atteinte à la religion musulmane,’” Valeurs Actuelles, August 17, 2022 (thanks to Medforth):
Her publication cost her dearly. On Monday August 15, a Moroccan blogger was sentenced to two years in prison by the Oued court of first instance. As Le Figaro relays, Fatema Karim was accused of “attacking the Muslim religion” after having commented, in Arabic, on verses from the Koran and hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad last July.
“Very severe verdict”
The 39-year-old blogger has announced her intention to appeal her conviction. At the same time, she publicly apologized to “anyone who felt offended” by her comment posted on Facebook. “This verdict is very harsh. It sends us back years,” denounced Bouazza Karim, the brother of Fatema Karim. In Morocco, anyone who violates the Muslim religion is likely to receive a sentence ranging from six months to two years in prison. A possible penalty of extending to five years in prison if the offense is committed in public, even online. Any attack “on the monarchical regime” is also punished by the kingdom.
