Call For Probe Into Irshad Manji's Book - M'sia Minister

ALOR SETAR (Kedah, Malaysia), May 21 (Bernama) -- Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir Baharom has called on Home Ministry to carry out immediate probe into a book authored by liberal Islamic activist, Irshad Manji. He said the Malaysian Islamic Development Department's (Jakim) analysis of the book, entitled 'Islam, Liberty and Love', revealed that it was filled with words insulting Islam. "The decision to ban the book is the prerogative of the Home Ministry. We (Jakim) can only advise them as our analysis found that the book is dangerous for the Muslims," he told a press conference here on Sunday. Irshad Manji, who openly supported Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) lifestyles, was reported to have arrived in Malaysia on Thursday to launch her new book. The launch of the book took place on Saturday and she was reported to have left for Canada Saturday night. Irshad Manji had also authored a book entitled 'The Problem With Islam Today' which offended Muslims worldwide and contained the same idealism as Salman Rushdie, the author of the novel 'The Satanic Verses'. -- BERNAMA