[quote=][size=16]Turkey in radical revision of Islamic texts[/size]

Turkey is preparing to publish a document that represents a revolutionary reinterpretation of Islam - and a controversial and radical modernisation of the religion.

The country's powerful Department of Religious Affairs has commissioned a team of theologians at Ankara University to carry out a fundamental revision of the Hadith, the second most sacred text in Islam after the Koran.

The Hadith is a collection of thousands of sayings reputed to come from the Prophet Muhammad.

My grandad would 'entertain' us for hours with the following. I hope you like it...(n.b. You need to say it with a strong cockney accent; dropping the 'H' and pronouncing 'for' more like 'fer')

A for Horses

B for Mutton

C for Miles

D for Kate

E for Brick

F for Vessence

G for Police

H for Consent

I for Novello

J for Oranges

K for Restaurant

L for Leather

M for Sis

N for Lope

O for the Wings of a Dove

P for Relief

Q for the Loo

R for Mo

S for you, you stuck up ******, you can take a hike.

T for Two

U for Me

V for Espana

W for a Quid?

X for Breakfast

Y for Mistress

Zee for a light breeze

Personally, I find it particularly difficult to defend a faith based system of life when confronted with the following...

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What would you say?

[quote="BBC News"][size=18]Pakistan blocks YouTube website[/size]

Pakistan has blocked access to the popular YouTube website because of content deemed offensive to Islam.

Its telecommunications authority ordered internet service providers to block the site until further notice.

Reports said the content included Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad that have outraged many.

But one report said a trailer for a forthcoming film by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, which portrays Islam in a negative light, was behind the ban.