The well-known Iraqi novelist Ala Mashzoub was gunned down “by a group of armed men” after recently publishing an article which criticized “the Islamic republic revolution in Iran, which is being celebrated now on its 40th anniversary.”
The assassination sparked anger. Activists wrote that “we continue to write about everything that disturbs the sacred ignorance.”
Yet the West is protecting the “sacred ignorance” (supported by Sharia) by not standing firmly for its own principle of free speech. Meanwhile, in Islamic states, people are getting murdered for “crimes” such as like apostasy and blasphemy, and offense against Islam and its revered leaders.
“Iraqi Novelist Killed after Criticizing Islamic Republic in Iran,” Basnews, February 3, 2019:
ERBIL — A well-known Iraqi novelist was gunned down outside his home in the southern province of Karbala on Sunday.
Ala Mashzoub, 56, was shot dead by a group of armed men who reportedly fled the scene before police arrived, local sources were sighted in media reports.
The public has reacted to the assassination with rage, saying that the murder is related to Mashzoub’s writings.
He recently published an article to criticize the Islamic republic revolution in Iran, which is being celebrated now on its 40th anniversary.
Karbala is one of the two major Shi’ite holy sites in Iraq …..