Saudi Arabia to Expel Students Mocking Islam

ARABIAN BUSINESS: The Saudi Ministry of Education has announced it will expel students who mock Islam or spread illicit ideas in a crackdown following reports of several dissident students, according to local media.

Students will be barred from any Saudi education institution for a year, the ministry said.

School principals also were told to report any suspect cases, which would be investigated.

Several students had reportedly mocked the rituals of Islam and been found discussing subjects and ideas that violate Islamic law. » | Courtney Trenwith | Monday, September 30, 2013

ARAB NEWS: Ministry warns students against mocking Islam: The Ministry of Education has warned that it would expel any student found mocking Islam or spreading illicit ideas at school. Penalties for violating the code of behavior include preventing a student from pursuing studies for one academic year. The ministry would notify all education departments of its decision without naming the accused. » | Ibrahim Nafee | Jeddah | Monday, September 30, 2013

TV Ad Banned for Mocking Islam
FILMMAKER SOUTH AFRICA: A television commercial for an "Ahmed the dead terrorist" ringtone mocks Islam and must be withdrawn, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. Its ruling followed a complaint by a Moegamat Khan against the GloMobile commercial, flighted on SABC and DStv.

The commercial shows American stand-up comedian Jeff Durham holding a skeleton puppet with a white cloth around its head, which demands that the audience keeps quiet and says: "Silence! I kill you!"

The ASA said it appeared to be common cause that the puppet was meant to represent a terrorist who was a suicide bomber.

While it was debatable whether the puppet was wearing any particular headgear, or a bandage as GloMobile claimed, the name Ahmed appeared to be of Arab origin and was one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. [Source: FSA]

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