"posted religiously-insensitive photograph" is a very vague statement. Many questions come to mind.
- What is the nature of photographs?
- Were you exposing some kind the truth and got caught up by legal loopholes or an inherently unjust law in your country?
- Did you knowingly break a law which has existed in your country for a long time?
- Does the nature of your photographs insults someone's faith and or religion directly, knowingly, or purposefully? Or was it so subtle that you could have done it unknowingly?
- Could your postings promote hatred and/or violence against a specific group of people in the society?
- Is you SaaS startup related to the exposure of photographs? Were your postings directly as a results of your startup?
Many more questions can be raised and I think not many can help you without a clear understanding of the issue. At the very least anyone who might want to jump in to help would at least want to clearly understand the connection between your legal issues and your startup.
That said, without clear understanding of what you actually did, I have no right to assume who among the parties involved is right and who is wrong.
If you are willing and if it's possible without putting you in more trouble than you already have on your hands, please share a few more details about the issue. You would be surprised how much help communities like HN can provide you, given proper details.
PS. If legal precedence from authentic Islamic history is accepted in the courts in your country(which should be). Feel free to get in touch with me privately and I will do my best to help you find authentic Islamic precedence that might help you in your case - but of course, only if you are comfortable with it.
Hmm. If he is being prosecuted for teasing fasting Muslims with food, it is just idiotic and with absolutely no legal precedence from authentic Islamic history. (Yes, I am a fasting Muslim too)
Problem with "hurting the sentiments" style cases everywhere is that usually there is absolutely no guidelines or legal framework on what constitutes "hurting the sentiments" and it boils down to the men/women judging the case.
> Hmm. If he is being prosecuted for teasing fasting Muslims with food, it is just idiotic and with absolutely no legal precedence from authentic Islamic history. (Yes, I am a fasting Muslim too)
Shouldn't teasing be part of the challenge of fasting? If fasting was easy, why even do it?
It doesn't have to be, but at the same time it is not a issue of "hurting the sentiments" at all.
As I mentioned in my other comment:
From religious POV, a fasting Muslim actually gets extra reward when other people eat in front of him. There are numerous incidents from authenticated Islamic history that show when a fasting Muslim was offered food, he/she would refuse saying "I am fasting and they(Muslims and non Muslims alike, even Prophet himself) would continue eating.
Such problems generally stem from ignorance and [it pains me to say] "I am the saviour of Islam" complex of [some]Muslims as a direct result of ignorance.
I am a Hindu Indian Singaporean, and i believe he is being made a scapegoat not for his actual prank, but as a deterrent to others to not do these type of things.
"Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Wednesday, "The insolent and impudent act by the young couple who insulted Islam showed that freedom of expression and irresponsible opinion can jeopardise the community," according to The Star."
- What is the nature of photographs?
- Were you exposing some kind the truth and got caught up by legal loopholes or an inherently unjust law in your country?
- Did you knowingly break a law which has existed in your country for a long time?
- Does the nature of your photographs insults someone's faith and or religion directly, knowingly, or purposefully? Or was it so subtle that you could have done it unknowingly?
- Could your postings promote hatred and/or violence against a specific group of people in the society?
- Is you SaaS startup related to the exposure of photographs? Were your postings directly as a results of your startup?
Many more questions can be raised and I think not many can help you without a clear understanding of the issue. At the very least anyone who might want to jump in to help would at least want to clearly understand the connection between your legal issues and your startup.
That said, without clear understanding of what you actually did, I have no right to assume who among the parties involved is right and who is wrong.
If you are willing and if it's possible without putting you in more trouble than you already have on your hands, please share a few more details about the issue. You would be surprised how much help communities like HN can provide you, given proper details.
PS. If legal precedence from authentic Islamic history is accepted in the courts in your country(which should be). Feel free to get in touch with me privately and I will do my best to help you find authentic Islamic precedence that might help you in your case - but of course, only if you are comfortable with it.