The Jyllands-Posten CartoonsBy Nancy Matthis | Thursday, February 2nd, 2006 at 1:53 pm
Our founding fathers struggled to create a government structure that would establish representative democracy, when the rest of the world was mired in monarchy, theocracy, and oligarchy. So here in the United States we often take the provincial viewpoint that we are sole spokespersons for democratic institutions, such as freedom of expression. But much of the world has caught up.
Many Europeans are concerned that militant Islam is becoming too powerful a damper on freedom of expression in Europe. Their news outlets have been pussy-footing around the Islamic problem. In Italy, the court system attacked Oriana Fallaci for speaking out.
Late last September the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten commissioned a series of editorial cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed. This was a very deliberate assertion of the right to freedom of expression as seen by the western world.
In the first place, Muslims are forbidden from representing human images in their art. Worse, from an Islamic point of view, was the insult of joking about Mohammed. As expected, many narrow-minded Muslims were insulted by the cartoons, just as we were insulted when Muslim-American citizens burned the American flag in New York City and ground the ashes under their feet. But that’s “free speech.”
The Mohammed cartoons stirred a firestorm of controversy. A French newspaper editor found the courage to reproduce one, and generated renewed hope for the French press. Then his newspaper fired him for doing it. Recently, several European outlets discovered the fortitude to republish the cartoons.
And — glory hallelujah — there is the Blogosphere. The story of the cartoons is sweeping the globe. No one intends to insult sincere religious practice. But we all do intend to say, “Lighten up. Look at life from your point of view, and from our point of view. And learn to live in the big world without forcing everyone to adopt your point of view.” Here is our personal favorite:
You can see all twelve of the cartoons here:
One of the first courageous blogs to stand up for freedom of expression was In The Shadow of the Olive Tree. It is a visually beautiful blog and worth visiting for that reason alone. Even as Jyllands-Posten succumbed to mounting Islamic pressure and pulled the page of cartoons off the Internet, the author of this blog created a page to display all of the cartoons, and posted this notice:
Jyllands Posten Muhammed Cartoons copied to show support and nail my colours to the mast…
And Barking Moonbat Early Warning System weighed in with this observation:
Eur-Peon Spines?
Imagine that? Euro-Peon newspapers republishing cartoons poking fun at Mohammed to show they will not be cowed by MOOS-lim rioters and protestors. Is it possible that Jacques and Heinz have finally grown spines? Sacre bleu! Mein Gott! Will miracles never cease? In a related story, The Skipper is waiting with bated breath for ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and FOX to show the cartoons live on TV. They better hurry ‘cause The Skipper is waiting to exhale ….
The Columbia School of Journalism’s weblog, CJR Daily, has some advice for the thin-skinned militants:
Army of Bloggers Pounces on Muslims Upset With Comic
Gal BeckermanWe have some advice for the PR department of Islamic fundamentalism: Get yourself some bloggers.
The blogosphere’s response to the political firestorm ignited by a Danish newspaper’s decision to run a series of cartoons caricaturing the prophet Mohammed has been decidedly one-sided. There’s even a blogger’s petition circulating that expresses support for the newspaper, the Jyllands Posten, which has been beset with death threats.
Many of the European bloggers who have commented are proud of the fact that other newspapers stood up to defend the Danish paper by reprinting the cartoons in their own pages. West of the Moon makes this point: “Ironically, the images that caused this latest furor are now being widely republished around the free world. Hurrah. If people resent this, perhaps they should ask themselves whether complaining vociferously was such a clever idea in the first place. Freedom of expression cuts more than one way.”
And that is the tamest of the comments. Most see the incident as a battle in a war between secularism and theocracy and are offended that Muslims would try to chill freedom of expression….
You really can’t beat an army of bloggers when you need some good defense. …
From Deutsche Welle: Mohammed Cartoon Conflict Gets Even Hotter
The controversy over Danish editorial cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed has widened, escalating into an armed standoff in the Gaza Strip. Now, Jordan has stepped into the fray — in favor of the editorials.
Some twenty armed Palestinian scaled the walls of the EU offices in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, amid growing unrest after cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed were published in several European countries….
Earlier in the day, two armed groups, the Popular Resistance Committee and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, had threatened to harm Danes, French and Norwegians in the Palestinian territories after newspapers in France and Norway opted to reprint the Danish cartoons.
“Every Norwegian, Dane and Frenchman in our country is a target,” said the Popular Resistance Committee and the radical Al-Aqsa brigades. If the three countries in question don’t shut down their offices and consulates in the Palestinian territories, “we won’t hesitate to destroy them.”…
Meanwhile, a Jordanian gossip tabloid on defiantly published three of the cartoons that have triggered outrage in the Arab and Muslim world.
“Muslims of the world, be reasonable,” said the editor-in-chief of the weekly independent newspaper Al-Shihan in an editorial alongside the cartoons, including the one showing the Muslim religion’s founder wearing a bomb-shaped turban.
“What brings more prejudice against Islam, these caricatures or pictures of a hostage-taker slashing the throat of his victim in front of the cameras or a suicide bomber who blows himself up during a wedding ceremony in Amman?” wrote Jihad Momani….
The Brussels Journal has had excellent continuing coverage of this story from the end of October. You can visit their website and read a whole series of articles covering all the action. From The Brussels Journal: Jihad Against Danish Newspaper
Islam is no laughing matter. The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten is being protected by security guards and several cartoonists have gone into hiding after the newspaper published a series of twelve cartoons … about the prophet Muhammad. According to the Islam it is blasphemous to make images of the prophet. Muslim fundamentalists have threatened to bomb the paper’s offices and kill the cartoonists.
The newspaper published the cartoons when a Danish author complained that he could find no-one to illustrate his book about Muhammad. Jyllands-Posten wondered whether there were more cases of self-censorship regarding Islam in Denmark and asked twelve illustrators to draw the prophet for them. Carsten Juste, the paper’s editor, said the cartoons were a test of whether the threat of Islamic terrorism had limited the freedom of expression in Denmark.
The publication led to outrage among the Muslim immigrants living in Denmark. 5,000 of them took to the streets to protest. Muslim organisations have demanded an apology, but Juste rejects this idea: “We live in a democracy. That’s why we can use all the journalistic methods we want to. Satire is accepted in this country, and you can make caricatures,†he said. The Danish imam Raed Hlayhel reacted with the statement: “This type of democracy is worthless for Muslims. Muslims will never accept this kind of humiliation. The article has insulted every Muslim in the world.â€
Flemming Rose, the cultural editor at the newspaper, denied that the purpose had been to provoke Muslims. It was simply a reaction to the rising number of situations where artists and writers censored themselves out of fear of radical Islamists, he said. “Religious feelings cannot demand special treatment in a secular society,†he added. “In a democracy one must from time to time accept criticism or becoming a laughingstock. 
Here is one more cartoon image of Mohammed from Cox & Forkum:
Update: February 3, 2006.
The Blog from the Core emailed Michele Malkin with a suggestion that she host a cartoon blogburst:
I e-mailed Michelle Malkin this morning, and asked her to consider starting a Mohammed Cartoon Blogburst. She thought it was “an excellent idea”.
I can’t speak for any other blogger, of course. But I didn’t blog the pictures to offend anybody. I blogged the pictures, Faithful Reader, because I realized this week that if we let Jyllands-Posten and the cartoonists stand apart in the face of an onslaught of violence or the threat of violence in retaliation for free expression, we will all stand together as the Islamofascist horde takes away the rest of our freedoms, one by one, year after year, country after country, until none are left….
And so now Michelle Malkin is hosting the trackback list for THE MUHAMMAD CARTOONS BLOGBURST.
Public Figures… Beware has an ever-expanding post that is tracking the responses of newspapers and bloggers around the world categorized by country. This one is a must-read. Visit Is Europe United on Cartoons? Country by Country Report Card This blogger is putting in a lot of effort to compile the national profiles, and is providing a real service to the Blogosphere.
At the onset of the Danish cartoon controversy, I assumed all Europeans would be on the same page regarding freedom of the press, freedom of expression, and freedom of speech. Subsequent events made me confident that all of Europe would finally take a stand against Islamic fundamentalism. I thought we had finally found the Europeans’ hot button issue. Recent news reports, however, have weakened my confidence. Therefore, I’ve decided to wade through the malarkey myself and give each country a grade based on their government response and the popular response by individual citizens.
One caveat: Being an American, I am pretty cynical when it comes to the ability of the media to accurately portray “public opinion” or “public thought” on a matter. Since I am relying on media reports, I welcome readers to correct me if my grade misses the mark. Class is in session.
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38 Responses to “The Jyllands-Posten Cartoons”
February 2nd, 2006 at 11:39 pm
what would be your reactions if these drowings were about Jesus or Moses? with all my respect to them.
February 3rd, 2006 at 12:07 am
This should be a response for any new Islamasist bombings, kidnappings, etc.
Simply make it clear that all will be met with an avalanche of cartoons, parodies, posters, songs, slogans … and that there will be no limits whatsoever on mocking their old and new leaders.
That they will be published all over the world, that untold thousands of papers, blogs, handbills, grafitti, etc. will bloom, that we agree to turn a deaf ear to their howls and threats. (And to the multiculturists who support them).
And that there will be no clear source for them to threaten.
For each new terrorist event, another mighty wave of ridicule and shame directed their way. Each bigger than the last.
Networks for wide-scale mockery … could they work?
February 3rd, 2006 at 1:31 am
I got a chuckle out of your right to the point funny cartoons. Doesn’t seem like anything to get made at. Maybe it was the one by Cox and Forkum that pointed out some greater atrocities than mocking a profit. It seems funny that the major religions have such trouble getting along when they all originated from about the same source and only devised different ways to keep their multitudes under the yoke. The Christians and the Jews surfaced at about the same time, they just took the writing of the ancients in a different light and the Islam’s are basically Christians that don’t recognize Jesus as the messiah more like the Jews. They think he is yet to come. But hell the others all do too but for the second time. There will always be things to fight about in organized religion; there is too much money and power in controlling any of them. The ministers, Rabies, and Priests need to be ever vigilant to find new ways to control their masses. From what I can read, it isn’t along the lines of any of the great philosophers or teachers. It is rather flagrantly against it. And now, they threaten to kill you. Will this be a jihad? Keep up the good work and get some of this good stuff published on the net. It was hard to find, them Arabs got us scared it would seem.
Carl Jones Sr.
February 3rd, 2006 at 3:18 am
The saga is now revealing evil at fruitition stage and may the consequences warn the world we are dealing with terrorism at its near peak. The muslims have been ridiculing the Christian God for centuries and do not torelate any other belief but themselves. The west is awakening to intorelance that has maimed and killed Christians in Africa for a long time.
February 3rd, 2006 at 6:52 am
Hi From the UK,
What a pity that the cartoons were not printed in the UK Newspapers but good so see that the BBC has not lost its nerve.
It is genuinely hard to understand people who take cartoons so seriously. Having seen God mercilessly ridiculed along with Jesus, all the saints and the Pope for many years and in many cases extremly humourously;
think Monty Python’s Life of Brian and then imagine the trouble that would come from Life of Mohamed
I conclude that only those people without faith, could possibly be offended by the cartoons printed, although I personally find their humour terribly weak and cheap.
To me the outpouring from the extremists and the fawning by the appeasers and cowards is hypocracy of the highest order and is clearly a deliberate attempt to censor the free press and thereby bring more miserable souls and faithless souls under the control of pure godless evil.
I would also like to say that Islam is one of the world’s great religions and has little to do with the extremist version except in name, and further to point out that most of the UK’s Infidels, gentiles, heathens, pagans and atheists know the difference and do not require their press censored for political correctness.
In a week when Google’s capitulation to the Chinese censors is also News, This Englishman wonders what the hell our grandfathers actually fought for and why we as a generation are letting them down so badly.
Unfortunately freedom has always had to be paid for in blood, and it is amazing that there are still young men and women of all faiths and none, prepared to pay that price, but it is a catastrophy when once paid for, the gift is given away in a manner that can only bring more conflict and division later on.
I would therefore like to thank American Daughter for being brave enough to let me see the images for myself and allowing me therefore the freedom to make my own mind up like a free man in a free world.
Vive ut Vivas.
February 3rd, 2006 at 8:08 am
Seen the cartoons, it’s just another excuss for the rabid dogs of islam to murder the inocent as they always do.
February 3rd, 2006 at 9:40 am
What is the issue really in this uproar? It is not about offended feelings, but about power. See the analysis in this article,
http://answering-islam.org/NonMuslims/islam_above_criticism.htm
particularly the concluding remarks after the block of links.
February 3rd, 2006 at 11:19 am
I think this is a Marvelous idea! Taking the wind out of bullies’ sails would stop this craziness, I am sure of it. I may just have to try my hand with pen and paper!
February 3rd, 2006 at 1:19 pm
I just want to make certain that I understand things here…
The Muslim community is outraged because of a few caricatures of their prophet Mohammad?
I do not recall any outrage regarding BEHEADINGS from the Muslim community.
I do not recall any outrage regarding PLANES FLYING INTO BUILDINGS from the Muslim community.
Lets keep things in prospective here, which is a greater sin? Murder? Or cartoons? I think that these demonstrations and death threat demonstrate perfectly why most in the west feel the way that they do about Islam. Maybe if members of Islam were to take an active role in projecting a positive image of their beliefs, perhaps deal with the radical fundamentalist of their religion themselves or speak out against the violence that seems to emanate from, what appears to be, every Islamic group on the planet, then I might have some sympathy for them. Until that happens I will just let the events as of late reinforce my belief that we are not dealing with people of a religious faith but rather a group of subhumans incapable of rational thought or criticism.
February 3rd, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Cartoons of Mohammad with a bomb in his turban is about “Press Freedom” and should be celebrated…
Cartoons of hook-nosed money grabbing Jews is about “Anti-Semitism” and should be condemned….
February 3rd, 2006 at 9:45 pm
I have always taken offense when my government funds sacriligeous [material] posing as art and will continue to do so. I have a problem with my government funding art period.
We cannot stop the criticism and ridicule of Jesus Christ in a free society.
Mohammed was a man. Go for it boys.
February 3rd, 2006 at 10:01 pm
I personally think there is a lot of fuss being made out of nothing. These are only cartoons. Imagine if everyone who was depicted in which ever way in cartoons got into an uproar about it. The whole world would constantly be in a uproar. The only Muslims are in an uproar is because during the last few years, terriorist attacks have been made by Muslims against all others, be it Christians, Jews,etc… The terriorist attacks are what ‘real’ Muslims should be furious about because it is these acts of terriorism which puts Muslims in a bad light, not those silly cartoons. If Muslims collectively condemned terriorism, they may not be viewed in such a negative light throughout the world.
February 4th, 2006 at 3:59 am
Dane full of ignorance.. Prophet Muhammad is above criticism because he is a perfect man, he is the last prophet sent by God, all other prophets did mistakes except Muhammad.
Westerns TAKE CARE because we, Muslims, are ready to die for Muhammad. Muhammad shoes better than all the west people and their governors beginning by Denmark government, people and Queen.
February 4th, 2006 at 4:34 am
NO MODERATION WITH INFIDELS,
AGAIN…Danes, full of ignorance.. Prophet Muhammad is above criticism because he is a perfect man, he is the last prophet sent by God, all other prophets did mistakes except Muhammad.
Westerns TAKE CARE because we, Muslims, are ready to die for Muhammad. Muhammad shoes better than all the west people and their governors beginning by Denmark government, people and Queen.
February 4th, 2006 at 11:15 am
I have viewed this growing controversy with some alarm and consternation. Each side has valid points and each side appears oblivious to the concern of others. Such is the recipe for tragedies.
Freedom of speech is a very basic tenet of the democratic world and as such is an admirable principle to test and uphold. Much of the rest of the world where democracy is nascent or absent, in my opinion, would do well to strive for greater freedom of expression. Yet many do not adopt our standards. Some legislate restrictions because to do otherwise would put totalitarian regimes at risk and some do so because they think that they know best. But democracy should be robust enough to recognize that there are some people/cultures who may CHOOSE to restrict their freedom of speech. I personally consider it a dubious choice but I have to respect that choice.
In the United State, the bastion of the free press, freedom of expression is widely restricted. The most obvious one is with respect to pornography and related expressions. The nation’s airwaves are regulated and most newspapers voluntarily adhere to a set of standards that are accepted by the society. There are explicit laws that regulate, well, the explicity of content. Violate them and you can go to jail. But it goes further than that. Take the issue of ‘flag-burning’ – the simple act of burning a piece of cloth that happens to have symbolic significance (both the piece of cloth and the act of destroying it).
The issue of flag burning has always generated visceral reactions from many people. While the act has been declared as a constitutionally protected act by the US Supreme Court, many states continue to try and declare it a crime. And the US House of Representatives itself has voted six times in recent years in FAVOR of WITHDRAWING such protection. And I suspect that anyone trying out his/her constitutionally protected right to burn a flag in the midst of certain gatherings in, say Texas, could be in for some difficulties.
Imagine a group of turbaned Muslim clerics – or worse still, hooded, bearded, middle eastern looking young men raising a ruckus and burning the US flag in front of a bar just outside Camp Pendleton or the Houston Astrodome before a game or a demolition derby in Indiana or even the parking lot outside the White House. Now imagine a group of healthy young Americans (let’s just say they happen to be white high school students) passing by who stop to confront these folks engaged in a constitutionally protected activity. Let’s also imagine a baseball bat or two coming into play and before the dust clears, several flag burners are lying still on the ground …. You get the picture I’m trying to construct.
Let me keep going. The police show up and three days later, 3 clean cut All-American boys are arrested for assault. Turns out they had all been drinking a beer or two at a friends place before the incident. One of the flag burners dies in the hospital and the charges are raised to murder. All over the country everyone is talking about nothing else. There are talking heads on TV spouting law and exceptions. There are interviews with 9/11 survivors, there are support marches and the radio talk show hosts are beside themselves with outrage and glee.
Who is to blame?
As a non-practicing, secular Muslim American citizen, I am saddened by reports of rioting and the reaction to the cartoon depiction of Muhammad. But I am not surprised. Were it that all of mankind was intellectual and compassionate! But we are not. We are a mixed bag of confused thoughts and abilities and often led astray in great waves of populist emotions. We remember what we like and forget what we don’t. We hear what we want to and ignore what does not fit our views of the moment. And worst of all, we let undeserving leaders lead us into misadventures that we later rue and we accumulate debts that our children will suffer.
So, while it saddens me to see the manifestation of Muslim intolerance, it does not surprise me. Nor do I think that it is so different or unusual. It is human to react to an insult. And the Danish cartoons – which had largely been unnoticed back in September – were insulting to millions. I am particularly saddened by the perceived need by many to grab this issue and inflame it further – I am talking of both sides. Clearly, those Muslim leaders who have tried to inflame it have and agenda of inciting conflict. I am disappointed that the western ‘masses’ took the bait and turned up the level of conflict by reprinting the cartoons and keeping the issue alive.
A few cartoons should not have ANY impact on anything. Just as burning a piece of cloth bearing stars and stripes is hardly an event. But life is not so simple and both can have consequences that are out of proportion to the import of the act.
Those who are sane ought to preach sanity first and work on other rights such as freedom of expression later, when things have cooled down and there is actually some chance of being heard.
Peace!
February 4th, 2006 at 11:52 am
Hvad skal jeg sige!I LIKE CARTOONS
February 4th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Two excellent analyses of the psychopathology we are seeing and what may be at the root of it:
From http://shrinkwrapped.blogs.com/blog/2006/01/warning_shots.html
… The Shame culture of Islam is compounded by their intensely dysfunctional narcissistic vulnerability. The Narcissist is characterized by an acute hyper-sensitivity to criticism (which is why there is so little humor in the Muslim world; humor always involves some disguised aggression and such expressions are intolerable to the Narcissist) and an extraordinary insensitivity to the feelings of others…
And from http://drsanity.blogspot.com/2005/08/shame-arab-psyche-and-islam.html
… the emphasis by … Muslim organizations in demanding that any statement that criticizes or even suggests blame or responsibility by Islam for terror, be retracted or apologized for, is also just a part of the shame-avoidant dance that leads the culture into the blurry realms of delusion … it is not surprising that the most murderous thugs espousing religious ideals as they brutally cut off the heads of infidels are hidden behind masks and dare not reveal themselves to the world. I suspect that on some deep level they know that their “pride” in their sick behavior would be more difficult to boast about if they were not anonymous. “If no one knows it is me committing these acts, then I am not shamed,” after all.
Both links are worth reading fully.
February 4th, 2006 at 11:44 pm
With all respect, I must say you impress me as a “hater” and one who believes theya re always right, no matter what. If so, more power to you: stand by your convictions, but don’t let ‘em bury ya…
February 5th, 2006 at 12:17 am
The battle between the adherents of obscurantism and enlightenment rages on into an inferno…is it reaching its zennith before extinguishing into latent cinder again? Pray before the end of my mortal existence that the course of humanity’s travails spare me and my loved ones from the inquisitor’s racks and bonfire…
February 5th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
dear reader hello;
why all this uproar in islamic world?
our prophet Mohamad peace be upon him is not a terrorist he was the mercy sent by god to the universe..He taught us to be honest and kind..he taught us to respect all other religion that one of our pillars of faith is to respect other messanger Moses Jesus..Jacob and all of them peace be upon them.
We muslim and arab are not the image that your media present us a terrorist,ignorant suppressed..did give yurself a chance to read about islam or prophet Mohammed
before criticising us Know us first!from our media not only yours..And do criticize the jewsand their claims as u do with muslim..You have the liberty to express yourself but if u are really free….
February 5th, 2006 at 9:30 pm
Sofi,
And peace be upon you also.
Yes, there is great beauty and truth in Islam; the poetry and wisdom of the great Sufi mystic Rumi brings tears to my eyes when I read it.
And yet, post 13/14 states the problem well, which is that the teachings of the Prophet are not truly reaching some of those who claim to act in His name. They call for murder in the name of peace, and on behalf of one who would grieve over such perversion of His teaching.
Christians and Jews are not burning embassies and threatening wholesale slaughter of those who live in countries where mild cartoons, for goodness sake, are published, and are not part of publishing far worse things against fellow faiths of the Book on a daily basis.
If they were, their communities would be expected to speak openly against such madness; and if they did not, they would be viewed by the world as collaborators in that behavior.
Those in Islam who do not protest against such acts are going to be viewed in exactly that same way by the rest of the world. The whole of Islam, not just the few, will be seen as unstable and untrustworthy if this continues.
I beg of you to help make it clear that Muslims of good will must stand against this madness. The hour is late indeed.
Peace be upon you.
February 7th, 2006 at 2:27 am
your newspaper is full of crazy things
shame of you
i am sorry for you
you are died
February 8th, 2006 at 3:08 am
Guys,
The source of all these troubles is oil.Let the world stop buying Muslim Oil and allow them to be poor once again, travelling on camels and peacefully following their faith.
February 8th, 2006 at 3:24 am
If the Muslims boycott Danish goods why can’t Denmark boycott Muslim Oil?
The Muslim world owes its prosperity to the West; by the invention of the Automobile.
The Muslim radicals get money from the oil sold to western countries.So it is we who are funding them.
February 8th, 2006 at 5:25 am
To whom it may concern
My input on any type of religious jokes is not acceptable but we live in a world of many problems critisisms and unjust ways. We have people who do not love there own families or nieghbors and have evil in there hearts. Whatever happened to forgiveness and understanding. Yes the images are not right but it is not right for any religion to be put in this situation. Sometimes people need a reason to fight for the wrong reasons. Has humanity not learned anything from all of history!!! History repeats itself tooooo often and none of us have learned that killing is wrong for any reason or in any religion. If we start from the beginning we should follow the ten commandments mosses was given. All I have too say is find love in your heart to forgive ignorant people, God is in all religions we just have differences in the belief system. I am not going to say which religion is the one but we are all children of God and he created us so why is it so hard for us to accept each other. If I have one wish it is too love all men and women off the earth because as much as we fight over many things we must understand we share this planet therefore we are all one.
I wish love to fill your heats and forgiveness to those who are truely sorry….voilence never solves anything and we shouldn’t have to live in a world of fear.
I agree some religions and cultures have been hurt and misrepresented but we all have a mind that God has given us to think and he gave us many examples of prophets to speak of his goodness, if only we would take time to understand and listen.
Some may agree with me and some may not but do not fill your hearts with hate for that is were the devil dwells and gains power.
February 8th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
sanity – thanks
a jokes a joke
a joke can only be offensive if you are obsesive about something, just because you can see the funny side of something dosn’t mean you are not serious about it it just shows you have a sense of humor. more laughs thats what we all need.
February 8th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
A cartoon depicting Mohammed as a bomb is not merely “offensive” to Muslims. It is a blood libel. It suggests that Islam is harmful to human life. It is true that western laws give newspapers the broad latitude to print images that many think not only offensive, but harmful, to a given ethnic group. The fact that the cartoon was re-printed by other papers, however, does not demonstrate a love of the free press, but rather a delight in attacking an entire religion and its adherents as murderous. Any newspaper in Europe or the US is also free to print depictions of rabbis draining Christian children of their blood (the blood libel). This does not mean that it would be admirable for other newspapers to re-print them. Would the major newspapers of Europe joyously re-print the foul anti-Semitic images of a modern-day Julius Streicher under the pretext of celebrating the freedom of the press? I hope not.
February 8th, 2006 at 10:40 pm
I commend the Jyllands-Posten and the other European Newspapers for their caricatures of muhummad. Their demonstration is like the point of the spear against that form of religion that advocates violence as a means to an end; totally alien to Christianity (as per Jesus). The outcry from Muslims throughout the middle east demonstrate their fear and true feelings that their religion cannot flourish in democrisy. In fact it cannot stand nor tolerate opposition to it’s postures; for the exposure of it’s false claims. there is no power in islam except intimidation and fear or as it is mordernly called terror…Hoo ray!!!.. to the Europeans who have stood up to resist the Muslim onslaught encroaching on their freedoms.
February 8th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
[...] The Jyllands-Posten editorial cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed were first published by the Danish newspaper on September 30, 2005. There was little public notice beyond the 150,000 plus readership in Denmark. [...]
February 9th, 2006 at 8:42 am
[...] Cooking Up A Crisis The Jyllands-Posten editorial cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed were first published by the Danish newspaper on September 30, 2005. There was little public notice beyond the 150,000 plus readership in Denmark. [...]
February 9th, 2006 at 10:52 am
what do you think of muslims, we are not like you at all. what do you think and feel if we do this to jesus, but its not our prophet’s teaching. Our Prophet(P.B.U.H) forbaid us to say any ones god bad then who could he be bad. Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H)is great personality. he only gave us message of peace. dont you ever think muslims week we are only forgiving you becaue its what our prophet preachs us.I will only say that people doing this could not harm my prophets great personality but they are only buying hell by there own hands. I love my prophet more than any thing in this world. You people dont know even your Prophet,s teaching then how could you know about greatness of my Prophet
February 9th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
WE ALL MOUSLEM WE HEAT ALL DENMARK BECOUSE YOU DO ABOUT OUR LOVER MOUHAMMED RASOL ALLA ANG GOD WELL GEFT YOURS ADERMET TO BE DOGS ANG MONKY ANG DONKY
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February 15th, 2006 at 9:53 am
Islam, or Mohamedanism, was founded on the sword, lives by the sword, and if the prophecy is correct, will die by the sword.
It is NOT the way of peace, but of fear and repression: just listen to the mullahs!
February 19th, 2006 at 1:25 pm
How interesting to see the difference between Muhit Rahman, a man clearly at peace with his faith and the the world, and HAFI a man clearly at War with it.
One exhibits great strenght of purpose and the other great confusion. The point HAFI misunderstands is that it is not only Terrorists who are prepared to die for their beliefs and his attempts to claim all Muslims to his cause are both misguided and disingenuous.
Someone should tell him it always requires much more courage to live for your beliefs than to die for them.
Even the likes of Hafi’s living prophet, Osama Bin Laden believes he is worth much more alive than dead and currently suffers the life of a hunted animal because of it.
Very few modern Islamofascists are aware that during the Crusades it was the Saracen Knight that was erudite and educated and it was the Christian Knight that was a barbarian.
So sad then that the roles of the men and women at arms are now reversed when the skills of philosophy, poetry, and healing are required more than ever. And even more sad that both the Islamic press and our own are pandering to the radicles on all sides rather than standing for their own stated core values.
February 23rd, 2006 at 7:36 am
While All Islam World regard with reverence to your prophet and address him as Hz. ISA A.S ( Christ ) ( putting a holy prefix in front of his name ),
You keep abusing, Islam’s almighty Prophet with disgusting and disgraceful cartoons using excuses of freedom of speech.
No doubt, Hz. Isa ( Christ ) would dislike and hate your nation.
Be God’s Curse On You !
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February 23rd, 2006 at 9:33 am
fakyuo
February 23rd, 2006 at 9:34 am
yes to Islam
March 15th, 2006 at 2:19 am
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