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Media and religion - e.g., Newsweek's poorly sourced Gitmo story which sparked fatal riots
[[Paul Marshall]] wrote in ''[[National Review]]'':
[[Paul Marshall]] wrote in ''[[National Review]]'':
:death is the penalty for desecrating a Koran in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. Egypt is milder, there one would be sentenced to several years in prison under Article 161 of the penal code for “publicly insulting Islam,” or perhaps Article 98, “inciting sectarian strife”; similar patterns are followed in more moderate Muslim countries. [http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/marshall200505160837.asp]
:death is the penalty for desecrating a Koran in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. Egypt is milder, there one would be sentenced to several years in prison under Article 161 of the penal code for “publicly insulting Islam,” or perhaps Article 98, “inciting sectarian strife”; similar patterns are followed in more moderate Muslim countries. [http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/marshall200505160837.asp]
==See also==
*[[Media and religion]]