Muhammad cartoon row intensifies

**Tubby & Peanut's Mom** · 02-01-2006, 04:26 PM

I hadn't heard about this, but I did hear that the Danish Muslims are in an uproar about the government banning the wearing of berkas (sp?). The government sees the berka as a sign of repression against women and they don't want women to feel repressed in their country. They were talking about other things too, but some idiot woman cut me off so I had to pay attention to the road rather than the radio, then they went on to say that it was a little odd that the Danish government would ban such a thing because their country is known for it's willingness to let people live their lives without discrimination of any sort. Oh, and they said it's rather odd also, because there are about a total of 24 berka wearers in the country so the reporters couldn't figure out what the uproar was about.

However, I'm not sure if it was all "Danish government" or "Netherlands government" they were talking about since I'm not clear on the exact divisions between the two. Sorry Randi.

Denmark is a part of the Netherlands, along with Holland and possibly other countries?

**Lady's Human** · 02-01-2006, 06:32 PM

T+P-

The Netherlands and Holland are the same country, The Netherlands being the proper term for the country. The Netherlands are to the northwest of Germany, and to the northeast of Belgium. Denmark is on the peninsula sticking out from the north of Germany that splits the Baltic and the North Seas.(The finger that points to the Scandanavian countries)

**Tubby & Peanut's Mom** · 02-01-2006, 08:47 PM

Thanks LH, but isn't Holland also part of the Netherlands?

**Lady's Human** · 02-01-2006, 08:50 PM

Holland is a Province of the Netherlands. Sry, forgot to put that in there. Oops!

**Tubby & Peanut's Mom** · 02-01-2006, 08:53 PM

That's why I was confused. I seemed to remember Holland being referred to as the Netherlands, but I knew Denmark was also. Now I know - thanks.

**popcornbird** · 02-01-2006, 09:24 PM

I find PT to be a very interesting place.

Anyone says something against gays, everyone's furious (this applies to people saying it on PT, or to news reports). If such a cartoon was made against another group of people, everyone around here would be furious. I say this based on my 'almost 4 years experience' on the forums. Actually, its like this in most of the world. When it has to do with Muslims, somehow, its all 'okay'.

Sheesh.

I will join my Muslim brothers and sisters in their anger and fury against this cartoon, and against those who made and promote it. I cannot STAND to see anyone ridicule Prophet Muhammad, or Moses, or Jesus, or Abraham, or ANY other prophet sent by God. When someone does or says something with the intent of hurting an entire nation, they deserve to be condemned.

**caseysmom** · 02-02-2006, 01:31 AM

I don't really care for humor that is at someone else's expense however condemned seems a bit of a strong word to me. Not sure what they should be condemned to. From what I understood the owner of the paper demoted the guy who did this.