And if he is caught stealing, they will cut off his nose.
"Pinocchio converts to Islam
At least in Turkey:
"Pinocchio, Tom Sawyer and other characters have been converted to Islam in new versions of 100 classic stories on the Turkish school curriculum.
'Give me some bread, for Allah's sake,' Pinocchio says to Geppetto, his maker, in a book stamped with the crest of the ministry of education.
'Thanks be to Allah,' the puppet says later.
In The Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan is told that he cannot visit Aramis. The reason would surprise the author, Alexandre Dumas.
An old woman explains: 'He is surrounded by men of religion. He converted to Islam after his illness.'
Tom Sawyer may always have shirked his homework, but he is more conscientious in learning his Islamic prayers. He is given a 'special treat' for learning the Arabic words.
Pollyanna, seen by some as the embodiment of Christian forgiveness, says that she believes in the end of the world as predicted in the Koran.
Heidi, the Swiss orphan girl in the tale by Johanna Spyri, is told that praying to Allah will help her to relax.
Several more books have been altered, including La Fontaine's fables and Victor Hugo's Les Miserables.
The clumsy insertions by Islamic publishing houses have caused controversy in Turkey, which has been a strongly secular state since the 1920s. ..."
What a dark turn the revised book must take when Gepetto turns out to be an infidel, or when Pinocchio discovers the Sharia punishment for lying...
Any thoughts on how Mark Twain would feel about Tom converting to Islam? I'd like to see the Islamic radical versions of "Where the Wild Things Are" (set in the Gaza Strip) or a take on Dr. Seuss, "Oh the Places You'll Blow (Up)."
In fact, I'm looking forward to the Islamic versions of TV shows, like "Sex and the City" where Carrie hogs Manolo Blahnik burqas and Mr. Big lives in a cave on the Pakistan/Afghan border (no reference to my Mr. Big there)."
http://gopvixen.blogs.com/gop_vixen/200 ... conve.html
Pinocchio Akbar!
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Pinocchio Akbar!
Hmmmm...."Wonder Woman" in a burkha?
My candle's burning at both ends, it will not last the night. But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--It gives a lovely light!--Edna St. Vincent Millay
Pinocchio Akbar!
:wah: wouldn't it be ironic if they did that to the bible?
Pinocchio Akbar!
(Somehow, this reminds me of why the LDS church compiles geneological records...so they can posthumously BAPTIZE these people and make them Mormon!)
Just imagine...Paul Bunyan in a turban?
Just imagine...Paul Bunyan in a turban?
My candle's burning at both ends, it will not last the night. But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--It gives a lovely light!--Edna St. Vincent Millay