The Facts and basic context:
In 25th July (2021), at Hyde parks iconic ‘Speakers Corner’ (London) - ex-muslim (apostate), high-profile Islam critic and Christian activist Hatun Tash was attacked stabbed and cut by a currently unknown assailant. The result was not lethal, yet dramatic and bloody and she was later escorted by police to a hospital to treat the resulting slashes and cuts to her face and arm. She has previously been active at Speakers Corner regularly and often under dramatic forms, especially in her interactions with Muslims. She have aside from her public criticism of Islam, also played a part in forwarding evidence proving that the Koran are in fact not a single and unison book - but rather an entity of multiple different books in terms of both varying content and meaning. Thus shattering the old Islamic claim that the Koran is a singular, eternal and perfectly preserved scripture - due to its claimed divine origins. According to traditional Islamic mythos the Koran are the verbatim words of Allah, and have remained so since day 1. If Islamic tradition is to be believed – this evident variance is impossible - yet by methodically comparing page by page, from start to finish the dissimilarities becomes undeniable and evident. The core Islamic claim of a singular Koran is thus evidently false. Hatun Tash have certainly played a part in highlighting that circumstance (see YouTube). Naturally, this sort of activity has further vexed her relation to the Islamic faithfuls, beyond an already strained relation prior to that. At this point, no formal arrests have been made and thus the assailant remains free and unidentified, according to Scotland Yard…
For Reference…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-preacher.html
https://www.newsweek.com/suspect-who...-large-1614088
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Quran
My stance/take on this event is…
- The act was deliberate and planned. As anything else strike me as highly unlikely, on general terms. The other alternative is simply not credible (to me) – given the place, target and context.
- The motive is obviously related to Islam somehow. It makes clear sense, adds up all over, and it corresponds well with most ideas and doctrines in the Islamic sources. After all, Islam does not tolerate criticism or apostates very well (see hadiths and Korans).
- The attack has (probably) deliberate symbolical dimensions that go beyond the obvious target (Hatun Tash). After all, it happened in Speakers Corner and thus should probably be read as an attack upon freedom of speech in general, as well. In addition, it is also a deliberate attempt to silence further criticism of Islam at the Speaker’s Corner and elsewhere in general – goes without saying. Again, familiar tools such as violence, attacks, death threats and intimidation are deployed whenever Islam is targeted or threatened somehow. There are many examples of this in the past, related to Islam. There is no reason what so ever to believe this instance was/is any different.
- There is a permanent and fundamental conflict between core Islamic ideals and doctrines (see Korans and hadiths) and the western secular world and its freedoms that defines it. This entire event can be seen in light of that - as yet another expression and bloody example of that very conflict. I would argue that this event will probably only underline and escalate that conflict, and making it ever harder to ignore (on general terms).
Alright, react, reflect and discuss my stance on this event…
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