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Newspaper Page TextForum. Rushdie judgment not censorship By Ali Atnui Muslims havi* never been afraid to engage in open, re sponsible dialogues to explore any religious or secular subject This is part of Islam's dyna mism that makes it the fastest _Commentary_ growing religion in the world today despite all kinds of con spiracies. hostilities and prop.) ganda. of open and subtle na tun-, direr ted against it The latest media hoopla sur rounding Salman Rushdie and his novel The Snlanii Versos is only the latest example Islam is a complete social, political and economic system that encompasses the lives of its adherents It does not differ initiate between the sei ular and the religious Its laws regulate all facets of life, including passing a fair and just sentence lor apostasy and blasphemy. As a the ologian and a Muslim leader. Imam Khomeini was well with in his rights to pass a judgment on the Rushdie matter Islam is not against free speech, neither does it censor ideas. Hut free dom of expression should carry a social and moral responsibili ty. Muslim libraries are full of serious works by non-Muslim scholars of all orientations that pose a more credible challenge to Islam than Rushdie's book. YVe fully understand that Islam can only spread if it is able to stand up to its philosophical and ideological counterparts. Islam encourages serious dis cussion. but insults and slander ar»» another matter. In Christian terms. Rushdie's treatment of the prophet Mo hammed and his wives is tanta mount to calling Jesus a devil possessed liar and his mother Mary a whore If Christians are willing to stand for such "art." Muslims will have no part of it And il Rushdie thought he could em ploy his ‘'artistic talents" to trample on the feelings of a bil lion Muslims while waving a British passport at them, let him think again The far I that Rushdie is a British national does not invali date Islamic law England's in cense .it the alleged meddling of Iran in their internal affairs makes a mix kerv of fat ts It is directly to British colonialism that the Muslim world owes much of its present woes and miseries The I "nited States and the Soviet Onion .ire now tak ing over It is no coincidence tfiat a book deemed sacrilegious and blasphemous by Muslims should win "rave" reviews in Britain, win the Whitebread Novel Award and be a runner up for the prestigious Hooker Prize. No wonder Muslims see this matter as bigger than the little person of Rushdie him self. Western governments have called Imam Khomeini's dec ree “uncivilized." One assumes that they speak for civilization. Can Western nations choose to wreak havoc on the world in tin: name of "national inter est." their own sacred religion, and then have the audat itv to label “uncivilized" a just de Letters For Lovie Dalene Lovie is the best choice for Student Senate seat No. :b Dalene's background as a student activist and a student representative speaks for itself. She is a member of the OSPIRG state board and local board. In addition, she heads the Toxics Use Reduction dis trict organization campaign for the University campus. Dalene cares passionately about issues that affect us all. Some of Dalene's objectives as a student senator would be alle viating classroom overcrowd ing, enlarging alternatives in ethnic and gender studies, making teacher evaluations available to students and work ing for a safer, well-lit campus to prevent rape. Dalene is a tireless, active worker for the causes which concern students. She has the experience to get the job done Revitalize the senate elect Dalene Lovie for Student Sen ate seat No. 3. Ann Keed ASPAC candidate fense of one’s principles'' The I’ S government, through the CIA. subjugated the Iranian nation to 2.r> years of oppression and honor for the simple fact that an attempt at nationalizing Iran's petroleum was made hv its then-leader, Mossadeq in 1985. they admit tedlv planted a bomb in Beirut, killing 87 civilians Their bloodv hands have roamed far and wide from Central America (assassination manuals and a 111 to South hast Asia Whose "civilization" do they speak for? Have the massacres of w hole nations Ixs ome only questionable ails while sen tent mg one individual, on reli giously justifiable grounds, be come an "uncivilized." unfor givable crime.' And if the issue is freedom of speot h. why is one man. Rushdie, entitled his part while one billion Muslims denied the freedom to express their i on victions on the matter' Whole Muslim populations all over the world (the most glaring example lieing in Pules tine) are systematically sup pressed and killed by regimes financed and supported by the very governments who have cried foul over Rushdie's case Do these victims have to be au thors who write derogatory iiooks for the world to take no tice? All Atom is a member of lhi> Muslim Student S'oi letv PLAV IT AGAin SIPOIOTS WE ACCEPT CONSIGNMENTS ALSO' WE BUY AND SELL NEW AND USED SPORTS EQUIPMENT Sports Equipment That’s Used. But Not Used Up! 50 E. 11th Ave. * 342-4041 Between Oah i Willamette GET A 12” 1 ITEM 4.75 Only PLUS ONE 32-oz. 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