I see CNN is advertising its upcoming special on the life of the Taliban. I've seen the snippets showing the Taliban doing what they do best: shooting unrelentingly at their enemies, presumably our guys or NATO or both, and pausing to look at the Quran. I say looking rather than reading it because aren't most Taliban illiterate? I know many of the women in Afghanistan are illiterate and deliberately so but what about these peasants with the AKs? One of 'em appeared to be looking at a pocket book edition of the Quran, definitely dwarf size, and perhaps it was an illustrated version with something akin to cartoons: a comic book Quran if you will. And I'm wondering what might be in it. Hmmm, sawing?, the home guide to female genital mutilation?, what's under the veil of the 72 virgins you're going to get when you blow yourself up? How about it?
The Taliban and the Quran
Started by Rod Kaufman, 12/10/2010 06:33AM
Posted 12/10/2010 06:33AM
Opening Post
Posted 12/10/2010 11:15AM
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The booklet is an illustrated version of Jihad for Dummies :S
Rod Kaufman said:
I see CNN is advertising its upcoming special on the life of the Taliban. I've seen the snippets showing the Taliban doing what they do best: shooting unrelentingly at their enemies, presumably our guys or NATO or both, and pausing to look at the Quran. I say looking rather than reading it because aren't most Taliban illiterate? I know many of the women in Afghanistan are illiterate and deliberately so but what about these peasants with the AKs? One of 'em appeared to be looking at a pocket book edition of the Quran, definitely dwarf size, and perhaps it was an illustrated version with something akin to cartoons: a comic book Quran if you will. And I'm wondering what might be in it. Hmmm, sawing?, the home guide to female genital mutilation?, what's under the veil of the 72 virgins you're going to get when you blow yourself up? How about it?
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