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Recently there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the knighthood of Salman Rushdie, which has caused uproar in many Muslim countries. Rushdie previously went into protective custody, after publishing his book "The Satanic Versus", which insulted the fundamental beliefs and integrity of Islam, thus resulting in numerous death threats against the author. To aggravate the situation Britain has granted knighthood to Salman Rushdie, which contributes to provoke Muslims around the world.
I'm a righteous believer of free speech and free will, but I do acknowledge great freedoms come with great responsibilities. Rushdie crossed the line, by discrediting The Qu'ran and ridiculing Islam, a religion of more than 1.2 billion followers around the globe. His literature has challenged deep-seated traditions of both Islam and Christianity, by portraying them in a fantastical way. In my opinion, Rushdie is not worthy of knighthood because his prejudicial writings characterize his ignorance and complete lack of civil morals and ethics.
"This honour is given in recognition of services rendered to Great Britain. Salman Rushdie lives in New York. He is a controversial man who has insulted Muslim people, Christians and the British. He does not deserve the honour".
Britain's honoring of Salman Rushdie is seen by many as a deliberate attempt at infuriating the Islamic world, amid Tony Blair's claims for building better relations with Muslims. How hypocritical is that - in one hand their embracing a man who has repeatedly offended the Muslim people, on the other hand their alleging to deter biases by practicing tolerance for differing beliefs. Throughout Britain's history religious bigotry and racial intolerance has always been apparent, vilifying divergent societies as inferior and uncivilized.
With the negative media coverage of Islam, it comes at no obvious surprise the timing of Britain's exploitation of Salman Rushdie. As a result causing reprisals in Muslim countries, while advancing the media's agenda to antagonistically portray the protestors as "Islamic extremist" and radicals, thus solidifying the West's Islamophobia and justifying its so-called "War on Terror".
