Posted on 03/01/2008 8:40:59 AM PST by Fennie
CAIRO - Many Muslims are asking whether some Europeans actually enjoy angering the Islamic world. As Danish newspapers republish inflammatory cartoons that portray the Prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb as a turban and a Dutch member of parliament calls for the Koran to be banned, Muslims wonder about the so-called tradition of European tolerance.
The day after Danish police arrested three Muslims of North African decent for allegedly planning to murder the Jyllands-Posten cartoonist, who drew the offending cartoons, newspapers across the country republished those cartoons. They said freedom of the press was under threat and the cartoons have come to symbolize that freedom.
Dozens of other international publications followed the Danish press and published the cartoons. The Egyptian government and other nations in the Muslim world responded by banning publications that printed the caricatures of the Prophet.
A vast majority of Egyptians, who see the Danish cartoons as yet another attack on their religion and beliefs, welcomed the decision in Cairo. Muhammad Shennawy, a graphic designer, told the Middle East Times that restraint and understanding was needed in art...
Your view is seconded.
I really want to see this film, hope it becomes available soon.
Ironic that the Muslims complain about attacks on Muhammed when in the Arab Muslim world the newspapers in the Muslim countries often print pictures that would really be considered offensive to Jews and Christians. What is going on here is pure hypocracy.
OMG, perfect!! I am definitely stealing that. LOL!!
Feel free. The more it’s used, the better, IMO.
Donkeys safer.
;-)
I can't speak for the Euros, but I certainly do.
Poor Muslims! I’m sure they’ve done nothing to deserve such treatment...
Muslims are asking whether some Europeans actually enjoy angering the Islamic world.
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At last, an easy question.
The answer OFCOURSE is yes.
Mohammed, along with Buraq and Gabriel, visit Hell, and see a demon punishing "shameless women" who had exposed their hair to strangers. For this crime of inciting lust in men, the women are strung up by their hair and burned for eternity. Persian, 15th century.
Disgusting!
Mohammed borne on Gabriel's shoulders, arriving at the gate of paradise guarded by the angel Ridwan. From the Miraj-name, Tabriz (c. 1360-70). In the Topkapi Palace Library, Istanbul.
This page is a compilation of the most shocking and sought-after photographs taken by zombie at rallies and other political events in Northern California...
God, that is funny!
oh, I am so, so sorry we’re targetting poor, innocent Islam, Islam that does nothing to the rest of the world but wants to live in peace /sarcasm
Creating Outrage: Meet the Imam behind the cartoon overreaction.
National Review | 02/06/2006 | Lorenzo Vidino
Posted on 02/06/2006 10:24:20 AM PST by SirLinksalot
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1572875/posts
“...The delegation showed each of these leaders the 12 cartoons published by Jyllands-Posten, along with others that had never been published by any Danish publication. The new cartoons were every more offensive, as showing the Prophet Mohammed with a pig face or having sexual intercourse with a dog. While the delegation claimed that the differentiation was pointed out to their interlocutors, there is no other evidence, and rumors about the more blasphemous images began to circulate in the Middle East. Moreover, the booklet that was presented by the delegation contained several other lies about the ‘oppression’ of Muslims in Denmark, claiming Muslims do not have the legal right to build mosques and are subjected to pervasive racism.”
Priest Murder Because of Cartoons
Dutch Newz | 02/07/06 | Johan van Dale
Posted on 02/07/2006 3:39:57 AM PST by shezz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1573364/posts
“The 16 year old boy who was arrested today for the murder of a 60 year old Roman Catholic priest Andrea Santaro has said that it was because of the controversial cartoons of Mohammed... The priest was shot dead on Sunday in his church... The priest had been threatened before because of his ‘missionary activities’.”
[Pakistan] Cartoon Protesters: ‘God Bless Hitler’
NewsMax.com | February 19, 2006 | Carl Limbacher
Posted on 02/19/2006 12:54:56 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581771/posts
The Cartoon Wars Are Over (We Lost)
The Weekly Standard | May 1, 2006 | Duncan Currie
Posted on 04/24/2006 6:16:04 PM PDT by RWR8189
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620859/posts
The Vatican joins the fight against free speech
Pajamas Media | February 28, 2008 | Flemming Rose
Posted on 02/28/2008 7:21:20 PM EST by forkinsocket
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977966/posts
Editorial: Playing With Fire
Arab News | 1 March 2008 | Staff
Posted on 03/02/2008 7:31:01 PM EST by forkinsocket
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979339/posts
Iran Demands UN Take Action against Israel, Denmark
AZCONSERVATIVE | 23 Feb 2008 | John Semmens
Posted on 02/26/2008 5:27:09 PM EST by John Semmens
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1976694/posts
Iran Demands UN Take Action against Israel, Denmark
AZCONSERVATIVE | 23 Feb 2008 | John Semmens
Posted on 02/26/2008 5:27:13 PM EST by John Semmens
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1976696/posts
Jordan Islamists torch Danish flag over cartoon
Reuters on Yahoo | 2/25/08 | Suleiman al-Khalidi
Posted on 02/25/2008 12:32:44 PM EST by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975994/posts
Hamas Children TV Bunny Assud Urges Boycott of Danish Goods, Threatens to Kill Danes
MEMRI | Februari 25 2008
Posted on 02/25/2008 4:50:51 PM EST by knighthawk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976101/posts
Hamas Kids’ TV Rabbit: We Will Kill the Danes—I will bite them and eat them!
Arutz Sheva | 2-27-08
Posted on 02/27/2008 8:31:24 AM EST by SJackson
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976998/posts
Islam’s Universal Blasphemy Fatwa
FrontPageMagazine.com | 2/25/2008 | Andrew G. Bostom
Posted on 02/25/2008 7:03:35 PM EST by Free ThinkerNY
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976172/posts
Cartoons, New Film Target Muslims
Middle East Times | February 29, 2008 | By Joseph Mayton
Posted on 03/01/2008 11:40:59 AM EST by Fennie
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978830/posts
Afghans Protest At Danish Cartoons
NY Times | March 2, 2008 | REUTERS
Posted on 03/02/2008 7:26:56 PM EST by forkinsocket
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979338/posts
Afghans protest against cartoons
BBC | 08 Mar 2008 | BBC
Posted on 03/08/2008 3:29:20 PM EST by BGHater
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982577/posts
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