* If we allow these bullsh*t denials to continue, it won’t be long before we are told that even Islam “has nothing to do with Islam”…

Stoning of Soraya MÂ actress spreads comforting falsehoods: Stoning “has nothing to do with Islam”
The Stoning of Soraya M. is a great film; I attended an advance screening of it last year in Los Angeles, and strongly recommend that you see it. It is a powerfully moving indictment of the Islamic practice of stoning adulterers, and indirectly of the Sharia in general — however, those connected with the film are doing their level best to avoid giving the impression that the film has anything to do with Islam at all. The latest to do this, but by no means the only one, is actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, who portrays the victim’s close friend. This is understandable in today’s politically correct Obamoid climate, but it is unfortunate for the Muslim women who are victimized by this barbaric practice: they will never get justice as long as the world is busy making excuses for what victimizes them, instead of calling to account those who are responsible.
Anyway, Aghdashloo makes a number of factually false statements in this article — not just false, but misleading, and ultimately enabling those who perpetuate the practice of stoning.
“MOVIE PROFILE: Shohreh Aghdashloo of ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.,’” by Todd Hill for theStaten Island Advance, June 25 (thanks to JW):
“It’s been happening since the Stone Age, in Judaism, Christianity, Islam. Other nations and religions have gotten rid of it, and all of a sudden, after 2,000 years of monarchy we’re facing it in Iran. What makes me feel devastated is the fact that it’s happening there, the cradle of civilization,” said the actress.
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