There continues to be an uproar in many parts of the world over some cartoons published in a Danish newspaper last September. The fact that it took so long to develop the reaction should be a clue as to what this is all about! Meanwhile there continues to be disagreement in the Muslim world about whether it actually is permissable to produce any kind of portraits of their prophet.
Well, I have seen the cartoons, and innocuous definitely describes them. Only one is what I would consider offensive and that is one of a 'mullah-looking' man with a bomb in his turban. Unless someone told me, I sure would not have even considered these cartoons to be illustrative of the prophet, and since (if), as some Islamic sources assert, portraits are not allowed, how did they recognize him?!
Meanwhile, we hear the Danish prime minister trying to understand the turmoil and express his country's benevolence. However, it is in vain that he describes his country's good will, freedom of religion, free speech, non-partisanship... Radical Islamists have no interest in these things. They want no one to express any point-of-view except theirs. They want the west to make no commentary about their religion or society. As the old joke goes, "When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!"
Well, I have seen the cartoons, and innocuous definitely describes them. Only one is what I would consider offensive and that is one of a 'mullah-looking' man with a bomb in his turban. Unless someone told me, I sure would not have even considered these cartoons to be illustrative of the prophet, and since (if), as some Islamic sources assert, portraits are not allowed, how did they recognize him?!
Meanwhile, we hear the Danish prime minister trying to understand the turmoil and express his country's benevolence. However, it is in vain that he describes his country's good will, freedom of religion, free speech, non-partisanship... Radical Islamists have no interest in these things. They want no one to express any point-of-view except theirs. They want the west to make no commentary about their religion or society. As the old joke goes, "When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!"
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