Muslim World League seeks apology [For "insensitive" cartoon]

Arab News ^ | 12/26/02

[1bigdictator]

MWL seeks apology By a Staff Writer

MAKKAH, 26 December 2002 — The Muslim World League yesterday condemned a media campaign in the United States against Islam, particularly against the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and expressed the strong displeasure of the entire Muslim community at such vilification and insinuations.

League Secretary-General Abdullah Al-Turki was reacting to the publication of a caricature by Doug Marlette in the Tallahassee Democrat, showing an Arab driving a lorry resembling the truck used by the Oklahoma bomber Thomas McVeigh in his attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Building. The cartoon showed the truck carrying a nuclear warhead under the title: "What would Mohammed drive?"

Commenting on the extremely objectionable cartoon, Turki said: "Some enemies of Islam have been trying to tarnish the image of Muhammad (pbuh) just as they publish misleading information about and wrong interpretation of the Holy Qur’an."

Turki demanded that the Tallahassee Democrat apologize to the 1.5 billion Muslims and give an undertaking that it will not publish such disparaging material again.

[dts32041]

Now see what the greenies have gone a done?

If they hadn't started what would jesus drive debate, wouldn't have to put up with this disrepectful cartoon for the religion of peace.

Those evil and insenstive greenies, maybe they should apologize to the feligion of peace for starting this whole mess.

Other than that it is a great cartoon.

But where is Clyde?

[goldstategop]

Uh huh. I can just see the liberals protesting this insult to the Religion Of Peace.

[goldstategop]

I guess the joke's lost on them. They have no sense of humor over there in Islam. Anything that looks at them the wrong way sets them off on a killing spree. Just look at Nigeria awhile back.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I expect them to fatwa the cartoon for implying Mohammed is a terrorist.

I don't see it that way at all. I see it as a compliment to Mohammed. The driver of the Ryder truck is clearly not Mohammed himself. I see the cartoon as suggesting that Mohammed would probably make a different choice of method for spreading the word of Islam.
Just as the "What would Jesus drive?" issue was implying that Jesus wouldn't drive an SUV.
But it seems that any mention of the prophet (small '"p") Mohammed by any non-Muslim is offensive and gets their dander up.

Well, tough t!tt!e$.

Any Muslim who is offended by this cartoon is tacitly implying that they believe that dealing with 'the infidels' by use of nuclear weapons is ok.

[martin_fierro]

Now, THAT's funny. <|:)~

[xJones]

...the Religion Of Peace is anything but peaceful towards dissenting views.

The followers of the Religion of Peace will prove how peaceful they are by killing you.

You know, the things we post on FR about Islam would have us killed in any Islamic country. Zero dissent, it seems to shake them up. We Christians and Jews can handle questions and dissent, in fact, we get it all the time. But we are strong in our faiths and that's the difference.

[Servant of the Nine]

Now see what the greenies have gone a done?

If they hadn't started what would jesus drive debate, wouldn't have to put up with this disrepectful cartoon for the religion of peace.

Those evil and insenstive greenies, maybe they should apologize to the feligion of peace for starting this whole mess

Maybe a Fatwa against the Green Party?
We can dream can't we?

So9

[Uncle Miltie]

"the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)"

But apparently, peace shall not be upon us, as murder is committed in his name by his followers daily. If Muhammad really wants peace, he should have a frank discussion with his followers.

[Post Toasties]

First, all Muslims have to apologize for Islam's discrimination against non-Muslims and promise to never repeat them.

[Technocrat]

Yeah!! So, um, What Would Scooby Doo :)

[Post Toasties]

How about a cartoon titled 'Who Would Muhammad Marry' showing the dirty sand monkey in doubt between a sheep and a goat?

[Democrap]

[lavaroise]

Islam uses the iron and the peer pressure to fashion gods with their hands. They have castrated hearts and are moral enuchs by design.

[Righty1]

When they apologize for the lies on el-jism, the Protocals, and calling for the deaths of Christians, Jews, and Hindus by Imams in mosques we'll think about it.

[Paul_B]

These peoples' hypocrisy gets worse by the day. They need to clean up their own house - in a very big way - before they preach to others.

[sticker]

"How about a cartoon titled 'Who Would Muhammad Marry' showing the dirty sand monkey in doubt between a sheep and a goat?"

Nah, start your own religon and you can "marry" a 9-year old and call it normal

[KineticKitty]

Turki Americans demanded that the Tallahassee Democrat Radical Islam apologize to the 1.5 billion Muslims 3,000 911 victims and their families and give an undertaking that it will not publish such disparaging material happen again.

Ok, I agree 100%