Malaysia: Muslim Protesters Charged After Parading Severed Cow's Head

Twelve Muslims have been charged in Malaysia after parading a severed cow's head in a protest against the planned relocation of a Hindu temple to their neighbourhood.

The 12 were among a group of about 50 people who had marched from a mosque in Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor state, located near Kuala Lumpur, to the state chief minister's office last month with the bloodied cow's head.

Twelve of the protesters were charged on Wednesday with illegal assembly and six of them were also charged with sedition.

The act had drawn widespread public condemnation because the animal is considered sacred by Hindus.

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[ModernTimes1]

11:54 PM on 09/09/2009

Almost daily adherents of Islam display their intolerance of others in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. Most take shape of despicable violence and highly intolerant speech.

[MarcusT]

12:12 AM on 09/10/2009

I am appalled with the "almost daily" news reports of "despicable violence" throughout the world-especially America and Europe. Perhaps bringing the Hindus into the mix will break up the monotony.

[ModernTimes1]

01:58 PM on 09/10/2009

After escaping from M-lim decay and indolence of an illegal settlement in Cyprus, the dude's romanticizing the very thing he escaped from.... pat.hetic.

[muscleboundH]

09:42 PM on 09/09/2009

ahhh the "religion of peace" at it again.

[zukervati]

11:35 PM on 09/09/2009

As if Christianity or any other monotheistic religion is more logical or kind - gimme a break! Religion, especially the institutionalized religion, is the bane of our existence!

[ModernTimes1]

03:16 AM on 09/10/2009

aukervati is congenitally unable to have a discussion on any subject pertaining to Muslims on its merits.
Deflection to Americans and/ Jews is the technique used at all times.

[muscleboundH]

05:59 PM on 09/10/2009

No zukervati, religion is what dooms us, keeps us at war, divides the self-declared "saved" from the agnostic, oppresses science and prosperity and promotes magic, the unprovable, the unseen, the superstitious, myth, and capitalizes on the fear of every human being's impending death.

Sigmund Freud thought (Read: The Future of an Illusion) adherence to organized religion (group salvation, gang-style religious oppression etc) is a neurosis. I concur with him.

[longtimegone]

06:14 PM on 09/09/2009

....and then they throw a pig's head into your mosque. Suggestion: while you all are learning to get along, can't we agree to just leave the animals out of it?

[ModernTimes1]

11:46 PM on 09/09/2009

When you learn to stop lying , like your first sentence, then it would be easier for everyone to get along.

[longtimegone]

01:34 AM on 09/10/2009

You can't lie about a hypothetical future event, Silly, though it has been done before. Those with a mind get the point; those who thrive on silly arguments will. As for "highly intolerant speech": stripped of that, you'd be posting silence.

[yankees]

05:27 PM on 09/09/2009

I wonder what the Muslims would have done if the Hindus paraded with cartoons of Allah?

[dpavsek]

09:10 PM on 09/09/2009

There are no cartoons or pictures of Allah. But we do know what they will do if there is a Dutch cartoon about the Prophet. Once again these stupid people - not Muslims but religionists - just prove how stupid religion is.

[etiennemacchias]

04:18 PM on 09/09/2009

Religions... [sigh]

[felixthecat]

04:08 PM on 09/09/2009

cow's head, why not their head instead of an innocent specie

[ebroadcast]

03:29 PM on 09/09/2009

Hey guys? uh, its the 21st century over here ... how about where you're at??

[Diogenis]

02:58 PM on 09/09/2009

Holy Cow! They're in deep trouble.

[Niet]

02:19 PM on 09/09/2009

I find the huffpo censors extremely offensive. I've made very valid points about the hypocrisy of this only to have my comments scrubbed.

[Niet]

02:18 PM on 09/09/2009

And they demand tolerance from everybody else. Remember that whole episode over the Mohammad cartoon? Muslims rioting in the streets of Europe demanding the heads of the cartoonist. What a bunch of hypocrites.

[PKatherine]

04:00 PM on 09/09/2009

hypocrisy should not surprise.

christians are hypocrites
jews are hypocrites
muslims are hypocrites
hindus are hypocrites

people are hypocrites.

[ModernTimes1]

06:56 PM on 09/09/2009

They're not hypocrites, they're brainwashed by their intolerant and imperialist religion.

[Niet]

02:15 PM on 09/09/2009

And they demand tolerance from the nations which they migrate into.

[LMPE]

01:10 PM on 09/09/2009

What's that supposed to accomplish? I know that cows are sacred to Hindus, but this scheme sounds like a Muslim version of "The Godfather".

[Diogenis]

03:02 PM on 09/09/2009

The whole world now wants to have their videos posted on the internet or be photographed. Yet, there are consequences.

[AbeMartin]

11:03 AM on 09/09/2009

Well, at least they weren't using it as a soccer ball.

[therealtruthteller]

10:43 AM on 09/09/2009

cows are sacred, so are snakes, rats, the sun, certain trees, the feet of all older persons, among other things.

[PKatherine]

03:55 PM on 09/09/2009

and .... computers.

dont forget!

[blutigeroo]

10:13 AM on 09/09/2009

Good.
Now if only the same time of sweet justice was played when Christians prostesting against the building of a Muslim school offended them with pigs heads. (Camden)

[msbeal]

11:34 AM on 09/09/2009

Why would parading pigs' head offend Muslims. It's a proscribed food not something they worship.

[PKatherine]

03:55 PM on 09/09/2009

it offends them bc they cannot be close to pigs.....