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oliverwillis.com - 8/20/2008
Jewel Of Medina: Profile In Religious Stupidity
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Wimps A US publisher has cancelled the publication of a novel about the youngest wife of the Muslim prophet Mohammed amid a growing controversy over the book. ‘The Jewel of Medina,’ a debut novel by journalist Sherry Jones about Mohammed’s child bride A’isha had been due for release in the United States last week. But publisher Random House released her from the ...

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"Hey, What's That Pig Doing Up There?"
Wizbang — ... . It's not because I agree with him very often -- actually, it's just the opposite. I have almost never agreed with him, and I'd say that I'm almost a troll over there. But this is one of those "pigs must be flying" moments -- I'm agreeing with him, and publicly proclaiming such. Because for the first time I can remember, he's actually right on a major issue . Some time ago, a writer named Sherry Jones started writing a novel, a bit of historical fiction. It is titled "Jewel of Medina," and is a fictional biography of Aisha, the child bride of Mohammed, the founder of Islam. ...

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