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Sherry Jones:

“I wrote my novel to honor Islam”

*   “The Jewel of Medina” is not meant to be the definitive version of A’isha’s life, or of Muhammad’s character. It is only my interpretation of history, based on my research, experiences and imagination. I do not fear the consequences of publishing this book, because I believe that anyone who reads it will discern, and perhaps share, my admiration for Muhammad; his cousin and son-in-law, Ali; A’isha; her sister-wives; her father Abu Bakr, and so many other fascinating figures from Islamic history. 

*  Well, Sherry: you did some pretty crappy ‘research’. And while censorship is deplorable, crap remains crap. The last thing we need is a novel that ‘honors Islam’ , glorifies child-rape and distorts the ugly truth.

 

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Ayesha with pedophile profit Muhammad

* If anything, its a crappy book. Books like that don’t help our cause in any way. But then again, what Random House is doing here is blatant pre-emptive censorship. And more than anything, its shameless cowardice in the face of an implacable enemy.

Given this excerpt from the book, I’m ready to say good riddance:

“The novel, for example, includes a scene on the night when Muhammad consummated his marriage with Aisha: “the pain of consummation soon melted away. Muhammad was so gentle. I hardly felt the scorpion’s sting. To be in his arms, skin to skin, was the bliss I had longed for all my life.”

 

Update to this story. “Random US: no regrets over Islam book,” by Philip Jones, from the Book Seller, August 12:

Random House US has said that it has no regrets about pulling out of publication of Sherry Jones’ Islam-inspired romantic novel, The Jewel of Medina, despite the growing controversy about the decision. The news, which broke in the US last week, has led to widespread criticism, and drawn comparisons with The Satanic Verses and the Danish Mohammed cartoons row. 

But Stuart Applebaum Random House US spokesman told The Bookseller that the publisher had had “no second thoughts“. “It was a difficult decision: one that we have seldom had to take before and one that we hope not to have to take again,” he said. Applebaum said that the decision had been taken by Gina Centrello, president and publisher of the Random House Publishing Group in the US, after several “credible and unrelated sources” warned that it might be offensive to some in the Muslim community, and could incite acts of violence by a small, radical segment.

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