How is Islam Not Already Controlling the USA?

Publisher Random House has pulled a novel about Islam over protest fears
Random House, the American publisher, has withdrawn a novel about the Prophet Mohammed's child bride, fearing it could "incite acts of violence".
 
Telegraph
08 Aug 2008

"The Jewel of Medina," a debut novel by journalist Sherry Jones, 46, was due to be published next Tuesday and an eight-city publicity tour had been scheduled.
The novel traces the life of A'isha from her engagement to Mohammed, when she was six, until the prophet's death.
Jones said that she was shocked to learn in May, that publication would be postponed indefinitely.
"I have deliberately and consciously written respectfully about Islam and Mohammed ... I envisioned that my book would be a bridge-builder," said Jones.
Random House deputy publisher Thomas Perry said in a statement the company received "cautionary advice not only that the publication of this book might be offensive to some in the Muslim community, but also that it could incite acts of violence by a small, radical segment."
He added: "In this instance we decided, after much deliberation, to postpone publication for the safety of the author, employees of Random House, booksellers and anyone else who would be involved in distribution and sale of the novel."
Jones, who has just completed a sequel to the novel examining her heroine's later life, is free to sell her book to other publishers, Perry said.
The decision has sparked controversy on Internet blogs and in academic circles. Some compared the controversy to previous cases where portrayals of Islam were met with violence.
Protests and riots erupted in many Muslim countries in 2006 when cartoons, one showing the Prophet Mohammed wearing a turban resembling a bomb, appeared in a Danish newspaper. At least 50 people were killed and Danish embassies attacked.
British author Salman Rushdie's 1988 book "The Satanic Verses" was met with riots across the Muslim world. Rushdie was forced into hiding for several years after Iran's then supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, proclaimed a death edict, or fatwa, against him.
Jones, who has never visited the Middle East, spent several years studying Arab history and said the novel was a synthesis of all she had learned.
"They did have a great love story," Jones said of Mohammed and A'isha, who is often referred to as Mohammed's favorite wife. "He died with his head on her breast."

In order to make her research as accurate and authentic as possible, journalist Sherry learned Arabic, studied scholarly works about Aisha's life.

Let your feelings be known by writing to Random House at:
Random House, Inc.
1745 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(212) 782-9000
website: http://www.randomhouse.com/about/contact.html
email: atrandompublicity@randomhouse.com

Follow Sherry Jones' progress to find another publisher and give her your support at:
http://sherryjones.blogspot.com/

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[altafbaloch2010]

ChrisBrnesMetalGold when islam will come, all your nuke will be controlled by angels just read the history of muslim war of KHANDAK and BADDAR. You are living in fools paradise

[frankshtein]

Tackling Islam is quite a fitting way to distract the masses from knowing the Truth...

[frankshtein]

@capturedpilot And now that jews conquer the world, everyone's happy nah ?

[capturedpilot]

Islam drew first blood against the West, centuries ago, when it invaded Europe and conquered a large part of it.

[linkingaj]

I thought the Illuminati where secretly controlling the USA and planning on a new world order, hence the wars and control over the oil supply. Even a foot hold situation in the east.

P.s Who drew first blood Islam or the USA using united nations to police the world and army's to force their will.

[DannyTheSeeker]

what ! 9/11 is CIA act? bull shit no one will believe you !!! it's FBI act you dumb ass !!!

[Acteon346]

@InhabitantOfGalaxy dont worry we are not racist :D, the usa on the other hand... jajaja. Dont worry about the muslim world, the atacks on the twin towers on 9/11 were cordinated by the c.i.a.

[kashamk4]

is this a Joke? you should visit American public libraries. they are full of anti Islamic and pro Islamic books. we are attacking muslim countries, killing hundrad thousands of them and at same sending aid to rebuild. we are bringing corrupt govts. over them as long as they are friendly to us. then we are giving them aid to reduce poverty. we are already doing enough to keep ourselves and others confused.you think that you are the only one, who is confused?