(Lebanon's Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah in his Beirut office in 2009)
I might have guessed it. CNN has fired one of its senior Middle East editors, Octavia Nasr, for publishing a twitter – or twatter in this case, I suppose – extolling Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah of Lebanon, calling him "one of Hizbollah's giants whom I respect a lot".
Well, he wasn't Hizbollah's man, but no matter. He was definitely a giant. A man of immense learning and jurisprudence, a believer in women's rights, a hater of "honour crimes", a critic of the theocratic system of government in Iran, a ... Well, I'd better be careful because I might get a phone call from Parisa Khosravi, who goes by the title of CNN's "senior vice president" – what these boss types do or what they get paid for their gutless decisions I have no idea – who said this week that she had "had a conversation" with Nasr (who'd been with the company for 20 years) and "we have decided that she will be leaving the company"Read more
"...and he demanded an end of Shia blood-shedding ceremonies at Ashura (when Shias mourn the killing of the Prophet's grandson)."
ReplyDeleteWell, that is certainly one point in his favor. That ritual is bizarre to say the least, and child abuse when it involves babies.
<span>"...and he demanded an end of Shia blood-shedding ceremonies at Ashura (when Shias mourn the killing of the Prophet's grandson)."
ReplyDeleteWell, that is certainly one point in his favor. That ritual is bizarre to say the least, and child abuse when it involves children.
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... and the UK Foreign office has quashed a favourable comment on Fadlallah by our ambassador in Lebanon. Mustn't upset the people in Washington who tell our representatives what they can and cannot say.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/09/foreign-office-blog-lebanon-hezbollah-fadlallah
Palmor was quoted as saying: "Sheikh Fadlallah was behind hostage-taking, suicide bombings and other sorts of wanton violence, but Ambassador Guy said he was a man of peace, and Ambassador Guy is an honourable woman.
ReplyDeleteOh my, Mr. Palmor is no Marc Antony here!