Generally speaking, Sacred and Sequential does not republish anything that could be construed as hate speech, bigotry, or prejudice. Amplifying these voices tends to work against our interfaith/multicultural efforts and encourage their further ugliness. At the same time, there is also the responsibility not to look away, to engage the world as it is and not how … Continue reading Bosch Fawstin and “Evil”
The subject of a previous posting (and Daily Show segment) Bosch Fawstin announced the following on his website this week: Earlier today, I received word that the ePUB generator/distributor I had selected to try and distribute my book through conventional channels, had rejected The Infidel #1 as violating their “terms of service.” As you’ll see, if they rejected … Continue reading Bosch Fawstin Takes Further Pigman Adventures Digital
Following a peaceful protest march in Islamabad in late August, reports the Associated Press, the planned contest has been canceled.
Here we go again… From Reuters: The Freedom Party of Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders will hold a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, it said on Tuesday. The party said the plan to hold the competition in the party’s secure offices in Dutch Parliament had been approved by the Dutch Counter-terrorism Agency NCTV. If … Continue reading Return of Islamophobic Cartoon Contest
Marvel Comics’ Ms. Marvel #13 not only displays a determined, patriotic Muslim-American superheroine on its cover, but it also dedicates much of its page content to the titular hero pushing a “get out the vote effort.” In a U.S. Presidential election that has featured intolerance widely and Islamophobia specifically, having the Jersey-born Pakistani character campaigning for democratic … Continue reading Ms. Marvel and the Good Business of Democracy
