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Cartoon Clash of Civilizations

Bina Shah February 2, 2006

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#120 Posted by ammarahmed on February 22, 2006 2:39:02 am
i gonna say that
muslim unite muslim ll flight
nothing gonna let us back
if some body do as thing
we break their back
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#119 Posted by KaalChakra on February 14, 2006 9:53:37 pm
Some European countries (probably) still have laws against defaming Jesus. If governments of those countries supported the freedom to publish the cartoons, that will be hypocrisy.

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#118 Posted by Zeena on February 14, 2006 4:05:17 pm
Europe`s Hypocrisy


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Jyllands-Posten response
In response to protests from Danish Muslim groups Jyllands-Posten published two open letters on its website, both in Danish and Arabic versions, and the second letter also in an English version.[13][14] The second letter was dated 30 January 2006, and includes the following explanation and apology:

In our opinion, the 12 drawings were sober. They were not intended to be offensive, nor were they at variance with Danish law, but they have indisputably offended many Muslims for which we apologize.
It later emerged in the Guardian that Jyllands-Posten did not publish cartoons lampooning Jesus Christ three years earlier becuase the paper thought it would provoke an `outcry`. Furthermore, Flemming Rose, the cultural editor who commissioned the original 12 cartoons, was put on indefinite leave by the paper after he suggested that he would run cartoons satirising the Holocaust, which an Iranian paper Hamshahri said it would publish. ``Jyllands-Posten in no circumstances will publish Holocaust cartoons,`` said the paper

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#117 Posted by mannyd on February 14, 2006 12:27:11 pm
````We have to put an end to this story that we can talk to these people. They only want to humiliate people. Full stop. And what are we becoming? The civilization of melted butter?`` Calderoli said.``

Caldeoli is giving out free Tshirts with the cartoon.
Did you get yours Bina?

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#116 Posted by KaalChakra on February 13, 2006 3:53:51 pm
re: Raw_Dust # 115

One would have thought that all those points were self-evident and more-or-less supported by everyone. If not, allow me to express complete agreement with everything mentioned in that post.

When all has been said and explained, after all efforts at peacemaking and mutual understanding have been expended, as they must be, one does have to take an unambiguous stand. After all, we are looking at two completely different - may be equally justifiable - views of our common future.
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#115 Posted by Raw_Dust on February 13, 2006 12:44:33 pm
RE: omar_r_quraishi
i think i had clearly drawn lines of where we disagree.? I will give it one more shot.



1 - Freespeech is an inalienable human right. (being an equal opportunity offender is not a prereq. to exercise it)

2 - Freespeech doesnot cover
* speech against a group of people branding them in negative terms.
(satire is ok or else woody allen (for example) would have been out of business long time back)

* calls for murder and violence against fellow human beings.

3 - Apart from the qualification applied to freespeech in No. 2. Every idea, personality, public figure, myth is open and fair ground to attack.

aside: This was what people learnt back in the day after shedding alot of blood and sacrifices, Socrates (if i am right) being the first casualty.


This is My position and i support all who exercise their freespeech and oppose every unnecessary curbs.

I hope i have made myself clear. As always feel free to call me names.

regards.





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#114 Posted by sadna on February 11, 2006 7:51:20 am
omar_quraishi said in #60
``you dont win a debate by questioning the personal character of your interlocutor --``

He keeps trying though :)
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#113 Posted by arjun_m on February 11, 2006 7:46:58 am
#108 by teshah on February 10, 2006 7:00pm PT


There is good reason why Muslim reaction is so rabid.
It is because, once criticism of this excellent individual is allowed, the floodgates will open,


The reaction is this violent because the ``moderate`` british muslims and other european muslims were prosecuted after the Salman Rushdie affair..If the Europeans had opened the floodgates and deported a large number of adherents of the religion of peace, britain wouldn`t have to face a day when it`s muslims citizens openly threaten to behead people and glorify the London suicide bombers as the fantastic 4...
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#112 Posted by harimau on February 11, 2006 12:37:21 am
Guys,

Enjoy!

http://islamcomicbook.com/

PS. I happen to have a nice large mole just like Prophet Mohammad had on his back. Does this mean that I am an Islamic prophet? Wouldn`t that be a hoot?!!
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#111 Posted by mannyd on February 10, 2006 9:51:06 pm
``Currently assistant editor with Dawn in Karachi. Have been in journalism for over 12 years including 11 with Dawn. Was a reporter for around five years. Obtained a bachelor`s degree in economics and political science from Columbia University (`93) and a master`s from the University of Chicago (`95).``

Still very confused about use of question mark in a question but educated way way beyond his native intelligence. Almost belonged to the `self-certified intelligent people` club of Karanchi but for the money to buy Danish butter.

Currently also Working on cartoons of Jesus and Sharon, soon coming up in Dawn.
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#110 Posted by mannyd on February 10, 2006 9:39:13 pm
#109: Mullah Omar `` warpster is a new addition``.

Does Dawn teach all its employees to tell lies with a straight face or are you just plain stupid and too lazy to check the most obvious thing? Warpster has been on Chowk before you were potty trained Omar. Pay respect to your elders.
From his profie:
``warpster

Member since: October 22, 1999``
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#109 Posted by omar_r_quraishi on February 10, 2006 9:11:27 pm
the amount of people who live in their dreamworlds -- esp the NRI/NRP type which lives in the US -- and who lurk on chowk is amazing -- warpster is a new addition

warpster -- yes im sure there must be many broadway plays poking fun of jesus -- but im sure there will be none poking fun of David or Solomon -- also warpster beta -- i suppose you`re oblivious to the controls placed on mainstream US media and its manipulation by the Pentagon vis-a-vis the coverage of the war in the Iraq and post 9/11 events in general -- and the last sentence of your post makes you sound like a thomas friedman clone -- i hope you know that the Washington Post and the New York Times are not government funded -- now go shoo away

sadna jee -- actually im not the liar here at all -- i think people can see who is the finest purveyor of double speak and deception on chowk -- btw in case you didnt notice the topic under debate is the cartoon issue not pakistan`s blasphemy law dear --
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#108 Posted by teshah on February 10, 2006 7:00:05 pm
Re: # 78

``Any kind of offensive statement about icons of any religion draws angry protests from followers of that religion.

But Muslim reaction to ANY slight to Muhammad is exceptionally virulent.

There is good reason why Muslim reaction is so rabid.

It is because, once criticism of this excellent individual is allowed, the floodgates will open, and people will feel free to start openly discussing and criticizing his MANY heinous actions.

And that would be disastrous for the Muslim society, because they would be fighting a losing battle, trying to justify his many wonderful actions.``


In the case of Islam perhaps there is no need of any criticism even to evoke violent protest. A Hindu Jay Pal by name who had dared only to publish a compilation reproducing certain Ahadees relating to the sex life of the prophet was lynched allegedly by Ilam Deen, a teen age son of a `tarkhan`. I say allegedly as Ilam Deen had himsel denied having commottied the murder bfore the court.
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#107 Posted by warpster on February 10, 2006 6:14:03 am

Omar

There has been a broadway play of Jesus having gay sex with Judas.. Years ago there was a controversy over some artist putting the cross in urine.. There have been hundreds if not thousands of such desecrations. The controversies of offensive representations are about whether such art should be government funded.. not about whether they should be allowed to be created.

Radical islam is a seventh century system for brainwashing desert nomads. Obviously it has been very effective.
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#106 Posted by warpster on February 10, 2006 6:09:12 am

Another victory for freedom of the press in the islamic world

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has slapped a blanket ban on circulating or even possessing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad after it closed a local newspaper for printing the same caricatures that have enraged the Islamic world.

p.s. The newspaper was published in a non-muslim province

Full article

Heres a nice video


and a snippet

Students in the Copenhagen council schools shall no longer be denied the choice of pork when they buy their daily hot lunch in the school’s canteen.
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#105 Posted by sadna on February 10, 2006 6:07:59 am
regalia
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