Dhimmi: Random House Pulls Novel Fearing Jihadi Violence
NEW YORK - Publisher Random House has pulled a novel about the Prophet Mohammed’s child bride, fearing it could “incite acts of violence.”
“The Jewel of Medina,” a debut novel by journalist Sherry Jones, 46, was due to be published on August 12 by Random House, a unit of Bertelsmann AG, and an eight-city publicity tour had been scheduled, Jones told Reuters on Thursday.
The novel traces the life of A’isha from her engagement to Mohammed, when she was six, until the prophet’s death. Jones said that she was shocked to learn in May, that publication would be postponed indefinitely.
“I have deliberately and consciously written respectfully about Islam and Mohammed … I envisioned that my book would be a bridge-builder,” said Jones.
Random House deputy publisher Thomas Perry said in a statement the company received “cautionary advice not only that the publication of this book might be offensive to some in the Muslim community, but also that it could incite acts of violence by a small, radical segment.”
“In this instance we decided, after much deliberation, to postpone publication for the safety of the author, employees of Random House, booksellers and anyone else who would be involved in distribution and sale of the novel,” Perry said.
Jones, who has just completed a sequel to the novel examining her heroine’s later life, is free to sell her book to other publishers, Perry said.
(Reuters)
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August 8th, 2008 at 11:38 amAnything resembling the truth “might be offensive to some in the Muslim community, but also that it could incite acts of violence by a small, radical segment.”
August 8th, 2008 at 11:41 amIt appears that the individual who is largely responsible for Random House’s decision was Denise Spellberg, an associate professor of Islamic history at the University of Texas in Austin. After being provided an advance copy of he book, a Random House editor revealed that Spellberg launched into a fit of dhimmi hysterics claiming that the book was “a declaration of war . . . explosive stuff . . . a national security issue” and that “the book should be withdrawn ASAP.”
It’s nice to know that cowardly, boot-licking dhimmi academics such as Spellberg are deciding what Americans should and shouldn’t read.
More details here:
August 8th, 2008 at 11:43 amhttp://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB121797979078815073.html
Oh contrary gents–even though Random pussed out, it’s still child-porn drivel elevating Aisha and Mo’ to “godlike” status. The story was originally on Jawa Report…below is my entry.
Once a long time ago, in a sucky, dry, hot, God-forsaken desert land far, far away…absent a consenting, of age goat…nor lamb available to quench the parching flame of beastial-pediphilic desires, MUHAMMAD!! MUHAMMAD!! MUHAMMAD!! Akbar yadda yadda quelled his desires instead with a raging bong-hit of child rape. Enter Aisha, stunning child bride of Islam’s founder. Golly, don’t you wish you could have been at the consummation of their love? To have been a fly on the camel’s ass just an earshot, or mulit-eyed sight away?
Don’t fret my children. You might be able to find a bootleg copy of Sherry Jones’ piece of crap straight out of Washington state.
Random house didn’t publish for fear of angry mooslims, getting tiffy, vice the fact that it would be literary fucking child porn! WTF-Over?
Sherry Jones apparently thinks she can channel the feelings of a nine year old child, “the pain of consummation soon melted away. Muhammad was so gentle. I hardly felt the scorpion’s sting. To be in his arms, skin to skin, was the bliss I had longed for all my life.”
I agree with the quote from Jawa Report, come near my daughter and you’re friggin dead.
The founder of Islam was a wrinkly ass fifty years old when he raped her.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:34 pmIf I was the author I would return the money paid to me and get another publisher or sue the hell out of Random House for breech of contract.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:41 pmThe author reached a settlement with Random House that will enable her to find another publisher. Obviously, she’s not interested in Random House’s brand of “protection”.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:56 pm