Two Saudi Arabian artists have built a representation of the Twin Towers using stacks of Korans. Called ‘Blink’, the artwork uses 150 copies of Islam’s holy book in an attempt to promote unity between the world’s religions. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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Verses from the Koran are written on the yellow ribbon surrounding the installation, which was conceived by Qaswara Hafez and Raneem Farsi.
Blink is currently on show at a gallery called Q Contemporary in Beirut, which, its website boasts, features ‘visceral, bold, cheeky and original’ works of art.
The artists explain that after the attacks on the World Trade Center by Islamic extremists, many Muslims undertook a great deal of soul searching, because they felt their religion had been hijacked for a purpose they disagreed with.
Blink, they say, aims to promote greater understanding of Islam and to change the negative view of it that many in the West, following 9/11, now have.
Disgusting! Absolutely revolting! Will they make Holocaust memorials out of Mein Kampfs now? Mayybe they should do that instead of this bullshit! This is beyond revolting and disgusting that this depraved piece of crap is allowed to exist. Let’s build a Holocaust memorial out of copies of Mein Kampf! This celebrates the very ideology and holy book that sanctioned this behavior. Is if this peace, then I don’t understand how this crap is peace. Surrendering to the terrorists inspired by the Koran is now regular! Leave it up to far-left peaceniks to breed a culture of chickens that surrender at every opportunity and fail to recognize our enemies. Leave it up to the far-left bred climate that we live in to breed “creative” bullshit like this to pander to our enemies. Leave it up to the far-left liberal establishment to allow revolting crap like this. God help us all! Let’s build a Jewish Holocaust memorial out of Mein Kampf because this is just like Mein Kampf. Always we have to pander to these assholes. This is not a message of peace. This is a message of triumph that says, “Ha Ha! We beat you.” This is as tasteless as Aryan Nazi art! This is like the French surrender of 1940 in Koran form. Stop this revolting artwork!
What Justin said. Oh and, … I am woman hear me roar, not cower behind some rag like a good non-entity.
Verses from the koran: (yeah… sounds real peaceful to me…)
Qur’an 8:12: “Your Lord inspired the angels with the message: ‘I will terrorize the unbelievers. Therefore smite them on their necks and every joint and incapacitate them. Strike off their heads and cut off each of their fingers and toes.â€
Qur’an:33:26: “Allah made the Jews leave their homes by terrorizing them so that you killed some and made many captive. And He made you inherit their lands, their homes, and their wealth. He gave you a country you had not traversed before.â€
Qur’an 8:59: “The infidels should not think that they can get away from us. Prepare against them whatever arms and weaponry you can muster so that you may terrorize them.â€
Qur’an 5:51: “Believers, take not Jews and Christians for your friends.â€
Wake up, people! Their koran actually says “Kill the infidel” and guess what- the infidel is us (meaning anyone who is not muslim)