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« on: September 23, 2014, 08:52:32 AM »

The Austrian government plans a bill to create a standardized German-language version of the Koran, in order to prevent extremists from misusing the holy Muslim text, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said Saturday.

The bill was needed because Austrians should know the Koran's content, said Kurz. Additionally, he argued mainstream Muslims are suffering because terrorists and their sympathizers are acting upon incorrect interpretations, said the minister, who is also responsible for integration policy.

A standardized Koran version is to be selected by Austria's Islamic Religious Community, he told public radio Ö1. "We will be pushing for this vigorously," he said. The provision on the Koran will be part of a bill to update Austria's Islam Law from 1912.

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The Islamic Community's spokeswoman, Carla Amina Baghajati, said Saturday that it was very difficult to define one correct Koran version, because Arabic words often have a wide range of meanings. However, it was in her organization's interest to work on this issue, she told Austrian press agency APA.  

http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.616878
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2014, 08:56:00 AM »

Probably meaningless short-term, but long-term not a bad idea if the extremist passages are removed and the 2.0 version is taught to future students in Islamic school lessons.
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« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2014, 10:33:11 PM »

Probably meaningless short-term, but long-term not a bad idea if the extremist passages are removed and the 2.0 version is taught to future students in Islamic school lessons.

That's worrying. Governments shouldn't rewrite and censor books.
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« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2014, 01:18:59 AM »

Probably meaningless short-term, but long-term not a bad idea if the extremist passages are removed and the 2.0 version is taught to future students in Islamic school lessons.

That's worrying. Governments shouldn't rewrite and censor books.

It's not the government alone. In the article it clearly says that the country's Islamic Religious Community is pushing a standardisation of Islam-teachings as well, so it cannot be perverted by radical Islamists. Besides, the content itself would not be altered (therefore no censorship). It's more that radical interpretations would not have as much sway/power anymore if there are clear standardized guidelines for Koran-students.
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