Thursday, May 04, 2006

UAE Police Investigating Illegal Pro-Christian Pamphlets

In Dubai on Wednesday morning, according to Gulf News, residents were angered by the comic-book style pamphlets they found on at least 20 car windshields. The booklet told the story of a Mulsim man who denounces his faith and converts to Christianity. In the story, a Christian man describes Muslims as "moon worshippers" and claims that Islam is a false religion. A Muslim in the story says that the "Islamic flag" will fly over the White House by 2010, at which time Muslims will kill all "infidels".

Dubai police will investigate since preaching faiths other than Islam is a criminal offence in the UAE. It is punishable by a prison sentence of up to ten years followed by deportation. Distributing pamphlets without a license is also illegal.