Muslim Group Condemns LBP "Censorship"

by Kris Graft
Edge Online
October 20, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/979/muslim-group-condemns-lbp-censorship

Excerpt:

Last week, Sony delayed one of the biggest games of the year when it recalled Media Molecule-developed LittleBigPlanet on fear that in-game music that contained words from the Koran would incite anger among Muslim gamers.

But M. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D., president of the non-profit American Islamic Forum for Democracy told Edge on Monday, "Muslims cannot benefit from freedom of expression and religion and then turn around and ask that anytime their sensibilities are offended that the freedom of others be restricted.

"The free market allows for expression of disfavor by simply not purchasing a game that may be offensive."

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