Posted on 02/08/2006 5:25:10 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
The Danish Islamic scholar who brought cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad to the attention of Muslim leaders around the world says he was only trying to boost his campaign to get an apology from the Danish newspaper that first published them.
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Danish Islamic scholar Ahmed Akkari, right, and Carsten Juste, editor in chief of the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, which published cartoons depicting the Prophet, before a debate on Danish television, Sunday, Feb. 5. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Carsten Snejbjerg)
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"I guess we took the illustrations to influential people so they could help," Ahmed Akkari told CBC News on Wednesday. "Is it so tough giving an apology?"
The 31-year-old took the illustrations with him during a December trip to the Middle East. The cartoons – one showing the Prophet wearing a bomb-shaped turban – were originally published in Jyllands-Posten in September and later republished in various European newspapers.
Muslim tradition forbids any depiction of Muhammad, even if it's complimentary, out of concern it could lead to idolatry.
The cartoons have sparked violent protests in several Muslim countries, including Afghanistan, where at least eight protesters have died.
In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Akkari said he did not mean for his mission to lead to such violence. He said while he is still angered that the media would print images offensive to Islam, he would like to find a way to end the current crisis.
During his visits with Muslim leaders, Akkari also showed images that had not been published in any newspaper, but were part of hate mail sent to his colleagues.
Those drawings show the Prophet as "a pig, a dog, a woman and a child-sodomizing madman," says the Globe.
He said the images were not meant to be mistaken for cartoons published in newspapers, but protesters have cited the drawings during their rallies.
When asked by CBC News why he included these images when they had nothing to do with the published newspaper cartoons, Akkari defended his actions.
"It was taken out of context and somebody is trying ... to give us the guilt for what is happening."
Idiot.
Is it so tough accepting that no apology is forthcoming you evil maggot? How many people have you murdered trying to force an apology? There is a very hot corner of hell for the likes of you.
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From a Blog in Egypt:
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Cartoons were Published Five Months ago in Egypt
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INDEPTH: ISLAM
Muhammad cartoons: a timeline
CBC News Online | Feb. 8, 2006
The reaction to a dozen cartoons depicting the Muslim Prophet Muhammad has grown since a Danish newspaper published them in the fall of 2005. Apologies, defiance, reprints of the cartoons and demonstrations have escalated the response, to the point that people have died in rallies against the cartoons. These aren't the first violent reactions in the Muslim world to depictions of Muhammad.
In 2002, a Nigerian newspaper suggested that Muhammad might have chosen his bride from among the Miss World contestants. The resulting riots killed 200 people. In 1989, Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini sentenced British author Salman Rushdie to death for his book, The Satanic Verses, based loosely in part on the life of Muhammad. Rushdie's Japanese and Italian translators were both stabbed, the former fatally, in 1991. Rushdie's Norwegian publisher was shot outside his home in 1993.
Feb. 8, 2006:
The Ulama Council, a leading group of Islamic clerics, calls for an end to violent demonstrations. "We condemn the cartoons but this does not justify violence," the council says.
Police fire into the air to disperse hundreds of protesters outside the U.S. military base in Qalat, Afghanistan. Police then fire into the crowd killing four and wounding 20.
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So the media knew the Muslim world would be enraged at the Abu Graib pictures and published them anyway since the outrage would be directed at our soldiers.
And now the media won't publish cartoons because the Muslim outrage would be directed at them. The media. Who, collectively, seem to be cowards.
Looks to me like that at the time the Cartoons were being shown in Cairo, he was complaining about them also being shown in Denmark!!!!
"It was taken out of context and somebody is trying ... to give us the guilt for what is happening."
Reminds me of a scene from the Blues Brothers:
[after a burst of gunfire from the Mystery Woman, Jake climbs to his feet, covered in mud from the tunnel floor]
Jake: It's good to see you, sweetheart.
Mystery Woman: You contemptible pig! I remained celibate for you. I stood at the back of a cathedral, waiting, in celibacy, for you, with three hundred friends and relatives in attendance. My uncle hired the best Romanian caterers in the state. To obtain the seven limousines for the wedding party, my father used up his last favor with Mad Pete Trullo. So for me, for my mother, my grandmother, my father, my uncle, and for the common good, I must now kill you, and your brother.
[Jake falls to his knees]
Jake: Oh, please, don't kill us. Please, please don't kill us. You know I love you baby. I wouldn't leave ya. It wasn't my fault.
Mystery Woman: You miserable slug! You think you can talk your way out of this? You betrayed me.
Jake: No I didn't. Honest... I ran out of gas. I, I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts. IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD.
How does this explain his creating new cartoons since the existing ones weren't outrageous enough (apparently)?
bump for the timeline
"The media. Who, collectively, seem to be cowards."
Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
Or better yet, using an AP photo from a french pig squealing contest!
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!
Yes, guess Michelle Malkin was on Hannity & Colmes last night railing at CNN and their excus4es....see this:
CNN'S NEW STUPID EXCUSE
By Michelle Malkin · February 08, 2006 11:32 AM
I really don't have a burning desire to see us do anything that will turn attention negatively to our soldiers overseas, but the hypocrisy of the press is really too much sometimes.
If a Muslim finds that offensive, perhaps he needs a new prophet.
Looks like this piece of shit is not going to be prosecuted or deported?
He added those to help sell his case I guess.......
VIDEO: BREAKING THE TABOO
By Michelle Malkin · February 07, 2006 10:50 PM
There is a Blog in Britain that is all over the Blair Government for trying to smother things.....I'll see if I can find it from what I posted last night!
The article says:
When asked by CBC News why he included these images when they had nothing to do with the published newspaper cartoons, Akkari defended his actions.
"It was taken out of context and somebody is trying ... to give us the guilt for what is happening."
See, somebody is trying to give them guilt. I'm betting he'll soon "figure out" that it's the Joooooos doing it to discredit Islam.
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