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I know, I found it hard to believe too, but apparently England is still capable of doing something half-right once in a blue moon. Of course, enraging death-crazed ragheads is like shooting hippies in a university, but this is still encouraging.
Well, I was unaware until now that the moon-worshippers had any values at all. But if they do, I'm glad to live in a country that insults them.
Mahommedans enraged by Queen giving shiny trinket to ex-Mudswine
Iran accused Britain on Sunday of insulting Islamic values by knighting Salman Rushdie, whose novel The Satanic Verses prompted the late Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa death warrant against him.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said Rushdie, awarded the knighthood for services to literature in Queen Elizabeth's birthday honours list published on Saturday, was "one of the most hated figures" in the Islamic world.
Spokesperson Mohammad Ali Hosseini portrayed the decision as an act directed against Islam by Britain, which is among world powers involved in an escalating standoff with Iran over Tehran's disputed nuclear ambitions.
"Honouring and commending an apostate and hated figure will definitely put the British officials (in a position) of confrontation with Islamic societies," Hosseini said.
"This act shows that insulting Islamic sacred (values) is not accidental. It is planned, organised, guided and supported by some Western countries," he told a regular briefing.
Britain's twice-yearly honours ritual - designed to recognise outstanding achievement - is part of an ancient and complex honours system. A total of 946 honours were handed out in the birthday list, including 21 knighthoods.
Hosseini said: "Giving a badge to one of the most hated figures in Islamic society is... an obvious example of fighting against Islam by high-ranking British officials."
Iran accused Britain on Sunday of insulting Islamic values by knighting Salman Rushdie, whose novel The Satanic Verses prompted the late Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa death warrant against him.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said Rushdie, awarded the knighthood for services to literature in Queen Elizabeth's birthday honours list published on Saturday, was "one of the most hated figures" in the Islamic world.
Spokesperson Mohammad Ali Hosseini portrayed the decision as an act directed against Islam by Britain, which is among world powers involved in an escalating standoff with Iran over Tehran's disputed nuclear ambitions.
"Honouring and commending an apostate and hated figure will definitely put the British officials (in a position) of confrontation with Islamic societies," Hosseini said.
"This act shows that insulting Islamic sacred (values) is not accidental. It is planned, organised, guided and supported by some Western countries," he told a regular briefing.
Britain's twice-yearly honours ritual - designed to recognise outstanding achievement - is part of an ancient and complex honours system. A total of 946 honours were handed out in the birthday list, including 21 knighthoods.
Hosseini said: "Giving a badge to one of the most hated figures in Islamic society is... an obvious example of fighting against Islam by high-ranking British officials."
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