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Less than a year ago, members of the Taliban stopped several girls on their way to school in Afghanistan, and poured sulphuric acid onto their eyes and faces. They are blinded and disfigured for life for wanting to learn how to read the Qu'ran.
There was no outrage from the other Afghans that they were being impious in attacking the girls, one of whom was only seven years old.
So in Afghanistan, it is permitted to burn girls with acid, but not to burn books with fire. Other similar events happen regularly, in 2008, 2010 and now depressingly in 2012. Girls were not allowed to attend school under the Taliban, who ruled Afghainstan from 1994 through 2001. See one depressing account at: http://articles.cnn.com/2008-11-12/world/afghanistan.acid.attack_1_al-jazeera-acid-attack-ta...

BTW, burning copies of the Qu'rans when they are old is permitted under Sharia law in other countries. Regretfully, most Moslems who want Sharia laws think they know the law, but can't agree upon which ones are right from country to country, or even from tribe to tribe.