Islamic cleric who advocated wife-beating comes up with an amazingly novel explanation of his words — one that no one has ever heard before
* Samir Abu Hamza says Australians are drunks: In another sermon broadcast over the internet, the Coburg cleric urged followers to spread the word of Islam to save Australians. “They don’t know what life is all about, that’s why they are on the booze, why they are binge drinking . . . why unfortunately suicide has skyrocketed, murder, anxiety and depression.” More
                  
* More BS and fake denials:Â Malyun Ahmed frustrated by Abu Hamza views
He told Muslim men that they could beat their wives, in accord with Qur’an 4:34, but wouldn’t you know it? His remarks were taken out of context!
“Samir Abu Hamza has told a confidant his message has been taken out of context and that he was referring to hitting wives in a metaphorical sense.”
Wow! I’ve never heard that before! That makes it all make sense! Of course! He meant metaphorical wife-beating! You know, the kind of thing people mean when they say things like, “Wow, he really gave him a tongue-lashing,” or “So-and-so should be publicly flogged,” or “That’s gonna leave a mark” or “Forty lashes with a wet noodle.” Of course! How could the world have been so stupid! If only we would learn to quote these clerics, and the Qur’an, in context, everything would be all right, the global jihad and Islamic supremacism would vanish, and a new era of peace would dawn!
An update on this story.
“Wife-beating call was metaphoric: cleric,” from AAP, January 22 (thanks to DW):
* The Herald Sun doesn’t get it: Samir Abu Hamza’s “primitive interpretation” is the correct one
          
