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Woman says she received desecrated Quran through Amazon.com
San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 5/18/2005 | Gillian Flaccus

Posted on 05/18/2005 5:13:52 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak

LOS ANGELES - A Muslim woman who said she ordered a Quran through Amazon.com only to find profanity and religious slurs written on its cover page asked Wednesday for an apology and a full investigation by the online retailer.

Azza Basarudin, 30, said that she received the Quran by mail on May 5 after ordering it through a used books division of Amazon.com that allows customers to order directly from third-party sellers approved by the company.

When she opened the Quaran, Barasudin said she found profanity and the phrase "Death to all Muslims" written on the inside page in thick black marker. Basarudin, a graduate student in women's studies at UCLA, said she was overwhelmed by fear similiar to what she felt after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks when her sister and mother were targets of anti-Muslim slurs.

"I dropped the book because I didn't know what to do," she said at a news conference at the Islamic Center of Southern California. "I was paralyzed after 9/11 - I couldn't leave my house for a couple of weeks - and I realized that fear was coming back."

Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, said his orginization wants a public apology and investigation from Amazon.com, as well as the firing of those responsible for mailing the desecrated book. He would also like Amazon.com to fund educational programs that foster religious tolerance.

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1 posted on 05/18/2005 5:13:52 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
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So who will be the first imam to issue a fatwa against Jeff Bezos?


2 posted on 05/18/2005 5:15:36 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Andrew Heyward's got to go!)
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I'll bet she'll find a finger in there somewhere if she just keeps looking.


3 posted on 05/18/2005 5:16:13 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: 4.1O dana super trac pak
Could this possibly be another finger-in-the-chili story? Besides, it wasn't a new Koran. She ordered a used one. Sounds used to me.

Congressman Billybob

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4 posted on 05/18/2005 5:16:34 PM PDT by Congressman Billybob (For copies of my speech, "Dealing with Outlaw Judges," please Freepmail me.)
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"I dropped the book because I didn't know what to do,"


Doesn't that require a stoning or something?


5 posted on 05/18/2005 5:16:45 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Anyone who thinks we believe Hillary on any issue is truly a moron.)
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6 posted on 05/18/2005 5:17:01 PM PDT by FROGTOWN CONSERVATIVE
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Sorry, but this woman is full of doo-doo. Amazon.com should just give her $1,000,000 and make her not feel so scared.


7 posted on 05/18/2005 5:17:06 PM PDT by conshack ((Illegal immigration is the #1 threat to Homeland Security))
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So who will be the first imam to issue a fatwa against Jeff Bezos?

al-Barnes ibn-Noble.

8 posted on 05/18/2005 5:17:10 PM PDT by dighton
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To: 4.1O dana super trac pak

I thought that women were not allowed to touch "The Profane Koran".


9 posted on 05/18/2005 5:17:48 PM PDT by ikka
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Did it have a human finger in it?
10 posted on 05/18/2005 5:18:02 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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Next time, maybe she'll buy a NEW book instead of a USED book. With a used book, ya pays yer money and ya takes yer chances.

That said, no book sale is ever final. They have to take it back if she doesn't like it.


11 posted on 05/18/2005 5:18:22 PM PDT by wyattearp (The best weapon to have in a gunfight is a shotgun - preferably from ambush.)
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"He would also like Amazon.com to fund educational programs that foster religious tolerance."

AKA front groups for terrorist sympathizers


12 posted on 05/18/2005 5:18:45 PM PDT by Pessimist
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Was it rated five and a half stars, "Like New"?


13 posted on 05/18/2005 5:19:19 PM PDT by Argus (Omnia taglinea in tres partes divisa est.)
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Bingo! That was my first thought.

14 posted on 05/18/2005 5:19:47 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: wyattearp

That said, no book sale is ever final. They have to take it back if she doesn't like it.


Yep, but she must be compensated for her "Pain and suffering" as well as getting her refund.


15 posted on 05/18/2005 5:20:01 PM PDT by conshack ((Illegal immigration is the #1 threat to Homeland Security))
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To: 4.1O dana super trac pak
She probably desecrated it herself.

All she's doing is trying to capitalize on the bogus prison claim. She's pathetic. Doesn't' the koran speak of telling the truth or just killing the "infidel"/ If anything we should ban this book.
16 posted on 05/18/2005 5:20:11 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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Yea, right. Islamofascism is now the victim. You can saw the head off an infidel, but, don't desecrate the Quran.


17 posted on 05/18/2005 5:20:21 PM PDT by crazyhorse691 (We won. We don't need to be forgiving. Let the heads roll!!!!!!!!!)
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Bush did it.


18 posted on 05/18/2005 5:20:24 PM PDT by Cousin Eddie
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A muslim woman majoring in women's studies? I wouldn't think there are too many feminist muslims.


19 posted on 05/18/2005 5:20:36 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
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To: kittymyrib

I wonder if she owns a magic marker.


20 posted on 05/18/2005 5:20:45 PM PDT by mhx
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