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December 01, 2008

Terrorists "cannot be called Muslim"

A Muslim cemetary in downtown Mumbai has refused to accept or bury the corpses of the nine slain terrorists.

"People who committed this heinous crime cannot be called Muslim," said Hanif Nalkhande, a trustee of the influential Jama Masjid Trust, which runs the 7 1/2-acre Badakabrastan graveyard in downtown Mumbai.

While some Muslim scholars disagreed with the decision — saying Islam requires a proper burial for every Muslim — the city's other Muslim graveyards are likely to do the same.

Here's hoping that Nalkhande's interpretation wins out over the obtusely narrow interpretation of those claiming to disagree with it.

In any case, this is a very positive sign.

Posted by Kevin at December 1, 2008 02:36 PM