World-reknowned novelist Salman Rushdie wants the Koran to be edited:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1198442.cms
He is calling for the Koran to be upgraded and improved, to bring it in line with modern realities. Just like the reformist Vatican Council of the 1960s made significant changes to Catholic doctrine. Muslims will be encouraged to pray in local languages other than Arabic.
Thank goodness Muslims are figuring out that it's time to move beyond the 7th Century, and get upto speed with the rest of us. |