Reader Response: Islam and humor.

From: Bernie
To: Big daddy
Subject: New comment on Islam and humor
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006

bernie has left a new comment on your post "Islam and humor":

I would love for there to be more Muslim humorists. Being a comedian and a Muslim does not at all mean you are a terrorist and I never made the implication; however if you followed the link to Militant Islam Monitor, you would have found that the organization these men belong to is a terror-sponsoring one.

Otherwise, I think humor can make any culture more civilized, so I think we need more Muslim comedians. The only problem of course is that while Jews like Jackie Mason rips into many Jewish customs and gets some negative mail from his fellow Jews, he does not worry about having his throat slit which is what happens when you say anything that might make Islam look bad, let alone silly, so I do not ever expect to see a Muslim who will be able to laugh at his culture or make fun of his fellow Muslims - and live.

It's sad really, a whole quarter of the world that can never have fun as families in the West do. As you may recall, they even tried to make a Muslim only day at a theme park recently and they had to cancel for lack of interest.

Perhaps this is why death is more inviting than life for many Muslims - there is absolutely no fun, no humor and nothing to live for.

It is sad, and I agree.

The thing about that Militant Islam site, is that it seems very biased, and anti-muslim from the get go. I couldn't find any negative press about the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago.