Muhammad cartoon row intensifies

**caseysmom** · 02-02-2006, 12:31 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.

**Killearn Kitties** · 02-02-2006, 09:23 AM

I see that a Jordanian newspaper has reprinted some of the cartoons today. I will be interested to hear what reaction that brings.

This from the BBC's website.

"Jordanian independent tabloid al-Shihan reprinted three of the cartoons on Thursday, saying people should know what they were protesting about, AFP news agency reports.

"Muslims of the world be reasonable," wrote editor Jihad Momani.

"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?"

Link to today's update

**Lady's Human** · 02-02-2006, 04:07 PM

PCB, most of the time when someone publishes something offensive to Americans the rest of America doesn't start calling for the death of the offender. If anything they ask that the offender be fired.

I haven't seen the cartoons, and might not like them if I did, but I wouldn't boycott an entire country over them. I support the Danish Government in their protection of the freedom of speech, not what the speech was.

The paper has also published an explanation and an apology :

http://www.jp.dk/meninger/ncartikel:aid=3527646

**gini** · 02-02-2006, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Lady's Human

PCB, most of the time when someone publishes something offensive to Americans the rest of America doesn't start calling for the death of the offender. If anything they ask that the offender be fired.

I haven't seen the cartoons, and might not like them if I did, but I wouldn't boycott an entire country over them. I support the Danish Government in their protection of the freedom of speech, not what the speech was.

The paper has also published an explanation and an apology :

http://www.jp.dk/meninger/ncartikel:aid=3527646

I have been thinking about this thread ever since early this morning. I had one main thought - why - why, is it that the word DEATH has to be the response. LH just expressed my concern much better than I could have.

**lizbud** · 02-02-2006, 05:12 PM

I have not seen the cartoons so I can't comment to much about
them, but if I understand, any picture of Muhammud whould have been
seen as an insult.

I did think this comment was a something that Muslims should think
over.

"Muslims of the world be reasonable," wrote editor Jihad Momani.

"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"

**Lady's Human** · 02-02-2006, 05:30 PM

Agreed, Liz. His comments were the most sensible remarks on the whole affair.

(Liz, you're scaring me, this is three times we've agreed in the last month)

**RICHARD** · 02-02-2006, 06:26 PM

Let's pull out the PIT BULL card.

Same difference.

A few pits attack and kill people.

"let's ban the breed!"

Why?

Because of the few bad ones out there?

Dogs cannot figure right from wrong. They go by instinct.

In order for ANY GROUP to be looked at without a jaundiced eye, let them clean their own porch before they demand the neighbors clean theirs.

I am amazed that people who have not seen a cartoon would want someone dead. (I also heard that people were clamoring for kidnappings and more violence against the west...)

this is the first time I have seen anyone buring flags and effigies in the street, shooting Ak-47s into the air or planning for kidnappings over a cartoon.

It truly is mystifying.

**popcornbird** · 02-02-2006, 06:29 PM

LH, there is a difference between insulting a country, and insulting God's prophet that billions believe in and love so deeply. I wouldn't really care if someone said something offensive about a Muslim 'country', but a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad with bombs strapped around him...

... That just infuriates me. It is kinda of like how a Christian would feel if someone did such a thing against Jesus, and published it for all the world to see. Of course Christians would be very angry. I'm sure Muslims would join Christians in the anger too, because we believe Jesus is a prophet of God and love him. Offending a 'country', and doing something like this, that is basically attacking the vital beliefs of 1/5th of the entire world population is a completely different thing. I can't understand blaming the whole Denmark for it. I'm only angry with those responsible, and yes, they need to apologize/take action against it.

**poofy** · 02-13-2006, 12:31 PM

What would Muhammad do?
History suggests the prophet was more pragmatic than followers rioting in his name.

By Jamil Momand, JAMIL MOMAND is a professor of biochemistry at Cal State Los Angeles.

"Not again," I thought. "Don't we Muslims ever get tired of complaining?"

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...ostemailedlink

**lizbud** · 02-13-2006, 05:10 PM

Thanks for the link. Good article.

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 02-03-2006, 11:00 AM

A few fanatics are being spoon fed by the media (or paid) to blow this out of proportion..................the world is in a bad enough state as it is without this sort of nonsense

**caseysmom** · 02-03-2006, 11:46 AM

There was a british man on a talk show this morning that said a few of the facts weren't making it over to the american press...one of those was that for months none of the muslims in Denmark cared about the cartoons and then an iman in another country made some pictures of what he thinks the Danish think of muslims and this got people up in outrage when he had made those up himself. Those are different drawings than the original 12 cartoons but were highly offensive.

Not sure of fact 2, I had to come in to work.