From Iran, more matter

Islam and democracy are incompatible is the contrast to Mousavi's letter. It is quoted in an article of the New York Times about Ahmadinejad (dated June 24):

At the same time, Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, Mr. Ahmadinejad’s spiritual mentor, runs three powerful educational institutions in the holy city of Qum, all spun off from the Haqqani seminary, which teaches that Islam and democracy are incompatible.

As another contrast to Mousavi's letter here is a story that is circulating in the web, too. It is more critical with traditional Islam and openly says that the West is very like the Paradise.

The story is called Battle of The Melody. The full text is in a blog that is run by somebody that calls him- or herself Kafirtiti.

It is also in Infidel Blogger's Alliance where Khomeini is quoted as saying





An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humour in Islam. There is no fun in Islam.

Here is a small part of Battle of The Melody:

2. The West had ships that carried goods from hither to thither. They created large birds of steel, that could fly them to and fro, over a great many miles. The West also had music, beautiful music, played skilfully by well-trained musicians. And many other ways to entertain themselves.
3. Compared to the House of Allah and his prophet, may wasps nest in his stomach for eternity, the West was very like the Paradise written in their holy book, which told of Virgins, and rivers of wine and endless pleasures, if the believers would but die and kill for Allah.
4. And it made the lawless savages angry, because they must die and kill in order to attain the very Paradise which already was in the West!
5. And so it came to pass, that the Sons of Allah would go out from their House, and travel to the West.