So the story goes that the 20th of May was declared 'Draw Muhammad Day' by a group of mentally delayed people on Facebook in protest of the protest against the return of Super Best Friends on South Park which featured a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). And then some ardent Musalmans in Pakistan took this as personal affront and declared 20th May as a day when all God-fearing Muslims should boycott Facebook. For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the judiciary was a step ahead of the 'needs' of the people and decided to ban Facebook until further notice - followed promptly by 800 other websites.
Lets just make one thing clear. There is no excuse for curtailing the people's right to information. - however, offensive it may be. Furthermore, Pakistan is already in a bit ( read huge) PR nightmare - labelled as an extremist, terrorist nation - and to ban Facebook in the midst of all this in the name of religion is only going to do us more harm than good.
Also, the whole story is a bit ridiculous. However, thought of a 'Draw Muhammad Day' is obviously looking to get a rise out to the Muslim community and we're giving him/her exactly what he/she wants. Let's not. Please.
