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Book Based on Prophet Muhammad's Child Bride Yanked At 11th Hour A racy, historical novel based on the Prophet Muhammad's child bride A'isha was supposed to hit book stores in the U.S. Tuesday. But in a rare case of self-censorship to preempt possible violent reaction by Muslims, one of the world's largest publishing houses pulled the plug on the book just before its release date. Sherry Jones, author of The Jewel of Medina , said she received word from Random House Inc. that the book's release would be "postponed indefinitely." The decision came after copies of her book were sent to stores, her book tour was scheduled and her work of fiction was accepted by the Book of the Month Club (it was scheduled to be in the August selection). "My book is a respectful portrayal of Islam, of A'isha, of Muhammad. And anyone who reads it with [an] open mind will come away with an understanding of Islam as a peaceful religion," said the American author. Cl...

OF COURSE HE DID IT! Denise Brown and Fred Goldman are two of my personal heroes. Brown has started an organization to help abused & battered women in the name of her murdered sister Nicole. Goldman has never ever let up on O.J. in his pursuit of justice on behalf of his murdered son, Ron. (side note: How come Goldman's not called an "obsessed stalker" but when a woman goes to seek justice for crimes committed against her she's called "obsessed" or "scorned"? hmmm...) O.J. is, in my opinion, a classic sociopath. Granted the majority of sociopaths don't murder (physically) but O.J. has not only completely dissociated mentally from what he did, he is a narcissistic attention whore using his brutal murder of two people to keep himself in the spotlight. He's out playing golf and visiting Hooters while the families of the people he killed (yes, I said it) are still mourning their loved ones. The fact he wrote this piece of trash speaks...