Lahore High Court orders ban on Facebook over caricatures (Pakistan)

[Robb]

Source: DAWN (Pakistan)

LAHORE: A Pakistani court Wednesday ordered authorities to block Facebook in the country over a page encouraging users to post caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) on the site.

Thousands of members of the social networking site have launched an online campaign demanding a boycott of Facebook over the offending page. The depiction of any prophet is strictly prohibited in Islam as blasphemous and Muslims across the world staged angry protests over the publication of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in European newspapers in 2006.

A Facebook user set up a page called “Draw Mohammed Day”, allegedly inviting people to send in their caricatures of the Muslim Prophet on May 20.

Justice Ejaz Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court directed the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to block Facebook after a group of lawyers moved a petition in the court.

Read more: http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-lhc-orders-block-of-facebook-over-caricatures-ss-02

[dipsydoodle]

1. Red rag

to a bull.

[izquierdista]

4. Sacred bulls make the best hamburger

Yum! :beer: I think I'll get out my drawing pencils.

[saigon68]

2. Good thing we are supporting this coterie of misfits

[Robb]

3. +1 for "coterie". nt

[saigon68]

5. The thuggish gang running the country

ie: an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose

[Turborama]

6. Pakistan court orders blocking of Facebook over Muhammad cartoon

Source: The Times

A Pakistani court ordered the Government to block Facebook today because of a page on the site advertising a competition to draw cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, according to lawyers involved in the case.

The Government was ordered to block the site from today until May 31 in response to a petition filed with the Lahore High Court by Azhar Siddique, a representative of the Islamic Lawyers Forum.

“The court has also ordered the foreign ministry to investigate why such a competition is being held,” Mr Siddique said as about 20 people demonstrated outside court, carrying banners condemning Facebook and praising the Prophet.

The forum filed the petition after thousands of Facebook users launched an online campaign demanding a boycott of the social networking site. The court is due to consider ordering further action after May 31.

Read more: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article7130527.ece

[snooper2]

7. The court has also ordered the foreign ministry to investigate why such a competition is being held

:rofl:

[Lars77]

8. Great news

the more of this shit they pull the more normal people over there are going to get pissed at them.

[alp227]

9. More silly insecure use of the term "sacred"

Really. What rational reason is there again why Muhammad shall be worshiped but never seen?

I have a better idea. It's currently finals season in colleges worldwide. Maybe colleges should block Facebook so that students can focus on studying for finals. :rofl:

[dipsydoodle]

10. Deja vu - posted in LBN earlier today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4388416