Pakistani Minister Bans THE DA VINCI CODE
June 4th, 2006 by Andre Soares
"Islam teaches us to respect all the prophets of Allah Almighty and degradation of any prophet is tantamount to defamation of the rest." So says Pakistan’s Culture Minister Ghulam Jamal in regard to the portrayal of the "prophet" Jesus in Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman’s film version of The Da Vinci Code, which has been called blasphemous by radical Christians as well.
Along with his cohorts, Jamal decides which movies Pakistanis can and cannot see. As a result, The Da Vinci Code is a no-no in Pakistan, at least until a more enlightened - and secular - government takes over. Additionally, the religious radicals in the Pakistani government are thinking of banning Dan Brown’s book as well. The suspense novel has been available for some time in that country.
It’s in cases such as this one that pirated DVDs and illegal Internet downloads of movies (or books) provide an undeniable sociopolitical service.
Quote source: BBC.
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