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YouTube censors comedian's anti-Sharia video called 'Welcome to Saudi Britain'
by Martin Beckford http://www.islamist-watch.org/943/youtube-censors-comedians-anti-sharia-video Excerpt: A comedian has been censored by YouTube for making a film in which he condemned the existence of Sharia courts in Britain. Pat Condell, an outspoken atheist and veteran stand-up comic, uploaded the clip called "Welcome to Saudi Britain" to the popular video-sharing website following claims that judgements made under Islamic law are now legally binding. In the four-minute clip he denounces the "patriarchal bigotry" of Muslim men and the "corrupt" regime of Saudi Arabia. He refers to women wearing burqas as "letterbox ladies" and ridicules a Muslim warehouse worker who is suing Tesco for making him carry crates of alcohol. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Entertainment / Media, Islamic Law (Shari'a) | Martin Beckford receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free islamist watch mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of Islamist Watch. |