Link thanks to Dave of Totally Whacked (a site that's currently resting):

KABUL, Afghanistan — A music distributor recalled two Thai rap CDs from stores Tuesday after Muslims complained the tracks insult their faith.

An article on the Thai-language Muslim Web site www.muslimthai.com said a song recorded on CDs in 1998 and 2005 "clearly insults the Koran," the Muslim holy book.

It said the CDs contain verses from the Koran and "the Koran strictly forbids the use of its verses in songs."

The Council of Muslim Organizations of Thailand said rapper Joey Boy and songwriter Kamol Sukosol Clapp, also known as Suki, should not have used the Koranic verses.

The song, "Maya," was released in 1998 on a Joey Boy CD called "Bangkok Boy" and appeared again on the 2005 compilation "The Conclusive Collection."

Sony BMG Music Entertainment Thailand has recalled both CDs, and they will probably be destroyed, said Saharat Vanchompoo, the Sony marketing director.

Joey Boy and Clapp apologized at a news conference to "all Muslims" for producing the song.

"I did not intend to insult the Koran in any way," said Joey Boy, whose real name is Abhisit Opasiemlikit. "If I knew that there was an insulting sound or element in my song, Suki and I would not have created it."

This story originally ran in the Thai Bangkok Post and in the Thai Nation. As of now, the story has pretty much disappeared from both papers. While the Bangkok post has a tendency to move its articles around, the Nation is usually fairly stable. Strange..

However, the story is being covered by the Arab and American papers, who are covering it as proof that the world is 'respecting' Muslims more since the recent riots.

Michelle Malkin says:

By the way, the offending song was re-released last year from an album originally distributed in 1998. Yeah, eight years ago.

The next stop for the international Islamist sensitivity police? I'm telling you--it's gonna be the US Supreme Court.