Former house speaker newt gingrich called the apology an outrage. Obama apologizes to afghanistan for quran burning cnn. Two islamic centers in northern california were the sites of possible hate crimes during the last days of ramadan, law enforcement officials said. The quran is so important in the faith that islamic teaching spells out how it should be handled, including directing anyone who touches it to be in a state of ritual purity.
Feb 22, 2012 violent protests have raged outside bagram air force base in afghanistan for two days after local workers found the burned remains of more than 100 qurans in a pile of garbage from the base. Another option is to put the book in a flowing body of water, either letting it sink or. Feb 21, 2012 sheikh ibrahim mogra asked tuesday after hundreds of demonstrators protested reports of the burning of qurans and other religious material by nato troops. Protests break out in afghanistan after troops burned qurans at bagram airfield. Allen promises to stop burning qurans in future jason ditz posted on february 21, 2012 february 21, 2012 categories news tags afghanistan. A nato soldier killing innocent people is far more painful than the burning of a quran. The 2011 burning of sacred qurans in florida provoked a deadly, little known, and massively misunderstood maelstrom in afghanistan by burke, carol the wilson quarterly, vol. Religious material burned at afghanistans bagram airfield was removed. Military should hand out qurans in afghanistan as a. The 2012 afghanistan quran burning protests was a series of protests of varying levels of. Quran burning photos or video wont be distributed by ap.
New york, ny book burning seems to be making history once again. Religious and political leaders are voicing their outrage against rev. Her murder and the subsequent protests served to draw attention to womens rights in afghanistan. Jones threat sparked protests in the middle east and asia, in which. Sep 09, 2010 quran burning photos or video wont be distributed by ap. The general said monday that images of burning qurans would undoubtedly be used by extremists in afghanistan and around the world to inflame public opinion and incite violence. Terry jones to protest youcef nadarkhanis execution by. This latest wave of violence follows reports of american soldiers burning several copies of the muslim holy book, the quran. Jul, 2017 outcry over afghanistan quran burnings shows misguided honor about sacred book. Afghan rage over the burning of qurans by nato troops continued thursday. Feb 21, 2012 us commander in afghanistan investigates burning of qur ans at base this article is more than 8 years old afghans protest outside bagram air base, saying muslim holy books were burnt, as local. As part of the disposal, parts of the books were burned. Koran burning in afghanistan how should holy books be disposed of. Feb 22, 2012 bagram, afghanistan word that nato personnel had burned an undisclosed number of korans and were preparing to dispose of many more by incineration set off an angry protest here on tuesday.
President barack obama apologised on thursday for the burning of copies of the muslim holy book at a us. Dove world outreach center quranburning controversy. Bagram, afghanistan word that nato personnel had burned an. What is the respectful way to dispose of islams holy book. Afghan soldiers and guards at the prison learned of the plan to burn the. Kabul, afghanistan more than 2,000 angry afghans protested outside an american air base on tuesday after they learned that copies of the quran koran, the muslim holy book, were burned in a pile. Outcry over afghanistan quran burnings shows misguided honor. I would rather they burn 100 qurans than to hurt one woman or man or child, mogra said. It is the duty of muslims to react, said mohammad mukhtar, a cleric and candidate for the afghan parliament in the sept.
Quran burning still on for 911, minister says cbs news. In afghanistan, jones planned burning continued to provoke outrage. Also, the muslims who often react violently to the burning of qurans are from radical sects. The preferred method is by burning, to avoid soiling the pages. Feb 25, 2012 hundreds of protesters took to the streets saturday across afghanistan, the fifth day of demonstrations over the burning of qurans, officials said. Feb 26, 2012 i want to believe that the burning of qurans was an unintended mistake.
Protests over quran burning may spread beyond afghanistan. Feb 21, 2012 protests break out in afghanistan after troops burned qurans at bagram airfield. The proposal to burn qurans began with a series of twitter messages on july 12, and a related discussion on the nowremoved facebook group islam is of the devil, named after terry jones book. Hamid karzai, the afghan president, called on jones to not even think about burning qurans because it was an insult to muslim nations. Jones invited christians to burn the muslim holy book to remember all 911 victims. Soldiers killed, as kabul braces for wider protests wsj. The pentagon has launched an investigation into the quran burning at a us detention facility in afghanistan. Advertisementone demonstrator was killed and several u.
The 2012 afghanistan quran burning protests was a series of protests of varying levels of violence which took place early in 2012 in response to the burning of islamic religious material by soldiers from the united states bagram air base in afghanistan. Sep 12, 2010 moreover, general david petraeus, the us commander in afghanistan, warned that burning the quran could endanger the lives of us troops who might become the target of retribution. If were going to be standing up for religious freedom, wed have to be standing up for the muslims, too, he said. Muslims can only dispose of qurans in very specific ways, including burning or burying those that have been damaged or corrupted to prevent gods word from being defiled. Pulealam, afghanistan military investigators have concluded that five u. Sep 08, 2010 in afghanistan, jones planned burning continued to provoke outrage. As sekulow points out, muslims as well as americans have perished in the riots pulsing through afghanistan this week. Outcry over afghanistan quran burnings shows misguided honor about sacred book in the predawn darkness tuesday morning, i watched u. What burning qurans in afghanistan tells us after 10 years, us troops still fail to understand the local culture, and afghans are tired of the occupation. Jun 25, 2017 two islamic centers in northern california were the sites of possible hate crimes during the last days of ramadan, law enforcement officials said.
The inadvertent and partial incineration of some qurans by a usafghan labour detail at bagram ignited a web of action, from. Terry jones plans to burn copies of the quran on the anniversary of the. In july 2010, terry jones, the pastor of the christian dove world outreach center in gainesville, florida, u. Prisoners might have used the books to pass secret messages, a spokesman says. Eight foreigners were killed after demonstrators protesting a reported burning of the muslim holy book stormed a united nations office in. The burning of the quran has angered afghans in the past, sparking deadly protests in 2010 and 2011. The number of copies of the muslim holy book that were taken to the. Outcry over afghanistan quran burnings shows misguided. Florida pastor still plans to burn muslim holy book news. Outcry over afghanistan quran burnings shows misguided honor about sacred book. Kabul, afghanistan afghans took to the streets for a fourth day friday to protest american mistreatment of the quran in demonstrations that left at least nine people dead and thousands more. Feb 23, 2012 president barack obama apologized to afghan president hamid karzai for the burning of qurans by nato troops, calling the act an inadvertent error. Islamabad, pakistan at least 22 people have been killed in afghanistan so far in a series of violent protests against the burning of the quran by two florida pastors, according to reports coming from afghanistan. Feb 26, 2012 president obamas apology to afghan president hamid karzai for the u.
He gained media coverage, resulting in international outrage over his plans and pleas from world leaders to cancel the event. A us military investigation has recommended disciplinary action for up to seven troops over their role in the burning of qurans at a base in afghanistan, a us official said on tuesday. What is the respectful way to dispose of islams holy. But the unique symbolism of book burning has a long and sinister history. David petraeus has warned that burning qurans will inflame the muslim world and. Nato apologizes after afghans protest burning of korans the. The book was burned on march 20, but many afghans only found out about it when afghan president hamid karzai condemned the desecration four days later. President barack obama apologised on thursday for the burning of copies of the muslim holy book at a us military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an. Obama gets heat for quran burning apology obama administration officials sent apologies after fatal riots broke out in afghanistan, following the burning of qurans. Mar 02, 2012 pulealam, afghanistan military investigators have concluded that five u. Kabul, afghanistan ap the white house apologized tuesday for the burning of muslim holy books in a pile of garbage at a u. The burning of books is an uncivil and distasteful act no matter where and under what circumstances. Sep 10, 2010 pastor terry joness plan to burn 200 copies of the quran in florida was widely condemned. Feb 24, 2012 the burning of qurans that had been thrown in a pile of trash at a u.
Us commander in afghanistan investigates burning of qurans. Dove world outreach center quranburning controversy wikipedia. Feb 21, 2012 kabul, afghanistan more than 2,000 angry afghans protested outside an american air base on tuesday after they learned that copies of the quran koran, the muslim holy book, were burned in a. Thousands protested today the burning of qurans and other religious texts at a us military base in afghanistan. Rioting over quran burning is unislamic, scholar argues. But if discarding a quran is necessary, there are respectful and acceptable ways to do so. But surely any soldier based in afghanistan after a decadelong american intervention knows that the desecration of the koran is an inflammatory and offensive act in amuslim country. Burned islamic religious material had extremist inscriptions.