Malaysia Uses Anti-Terrorism Laws To Stop Bloggers

Academiphiliac writes to mention the BBC reported in an article this morning that the Malaysian government may start using tough anti-terror laws to censor bloggers who insult either Islam or the country's king. "The move comes as one of Malaysia's leading online commentators has been questioned by police following a complaint by the main governing party. The new rules would allow a suspect to be detained indefinitely, without being charged or put on trial. But officials insist the law is not intended to strangle internet freedom."

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Re:Muslims could do with some insults to wake them

[AndersOSU]

Well for starters, they're not really focused on the Koran, they're focused on particular interpretations of things someone claimed to hear from Muhammad. They're called Hadith

Secondly the reason the radical Islamists chose the specific oppressive Hadith they do is that Arabia has been marginalized by centuries of poor colonial rule. First came the Ottomans, then the British/French. Now (post WWII) the Arabs are (not entirely unreasonably) anticipating a third period of colonialism, either by Jews under the guise of Americans, or Americans under the guise of Jews.