What you did was quite offensive, for Muslims and non-Muslims.
If you are that person, it may difficult to find someone you can trust enough to take over the SaaS startup whilst you are away. Good luck.
I'm a former Muslim. I'm not offended by the OP's action, I just think it's a dumb joke that shows a lack of sensibility and respect.
The key is, in the West, if you did what I described above, you would probably receive a lot of flack, but you definitely wouldn't go to jail!
Of course, what makes it really difficult to compare is the huge difference in attitudes towards and the role of religion between the cultures.
Was in it poor taste? Sure. But no one went to jail for it, no one was at all punished for it, no one really cared. So when the person I responded to decided to admonish these people for doing something "offensive to muslims and non muslims"... well for one that's objectively false, and for two that's ridiculously backwards from the culture of tolerance that I was raised in. His comment was more offensive to me than the action these folks took by several orders of magnitude.
It's impossible for me to fathom any serious repercussions stemming from offending the sensibilities of religious people. Because where I come from, that's basically a national pastime.
Let me assure you that I don't know one single person in my circle that would consider that offensive.
From religious POV, a fasting Muslim actually gets reward when others are eating in front of them.
And I'm a non-Muslim, and it wasn't offensive to me, so perhaps less with sweeping statements and judgements?
> Sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee have been charged and imprisoned without bail
It clearly isn't him
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=9...
I second the call from other comments to flee the country. Doesn't sound like he wants to live in those rules/conditions. At least the startup can continue.
They are out of bail.
Maybe a picture of a naked woman with the caption "I'm a heterosexual male, pussy is great, sucks to be you."
Mildly offensive, I guess, if you're extremely sensitive about your sexuality. Do you think someone should go to jail for displaying such an image during a gay parade?
This overreaction seems like more of a negative comment about Islam then anything anyone could possibly say.
Grounds for calling someone an idiot/jerk? Sure. Grounds for jail-time? Absolutely not.
Weirdly, other reports suggest that FB closed the account.
> The couple’s page was closed down subsequently. According to their twitter, Facebook administrators had done so due to “strong negative feedback”. But in an act of defiance, they tweeted on Saturday night, “You may shut us down now but we will be back and be stronger and better than ever. Enjoy your Ramadan for now.”
So, jokes about raping women == fine; mislabelling something as halal when it is haram == closed account. (If that's an accurate quote.)