Do you think that printing of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad is only press freedom ? What's the real aim behind?
137857
It wasn't a cartoon, they were one panel comics. And I think that the aim was humor. The only reason freedom of the press is brought up is because people are trying to stop them.
90861
I don't think so. Arabic is a term which refer to a original culture appeared in Arabic peninsula. They have their own religious beliefs based on judaic monotheism. They consider Christianity a form of polytheism 'because religious belief about trinity which appeared after few centuries after Christ and was introduced by so called Christians o Greek filosofers. They see Europe and America as a land of false worshipers. On the over hand they consider liberty of press is used not for discover truths but to promote sex and over sins. It is a religious belief and a point of view. But it is not terrorism.  On the over hand they consider liberty of press is used not for discover truths but to promote sex and over sins. It is a religious belief and a point of view. But it is not terrorism.   Such beliefs can be founded in Europe, and in United States at Christian practice rs but this point of view is not viewed as a modern o progressist view. Even so it is not a terrorist specific point of view. Another problem is: "Why religion is used for politic manipulation worldwide?"  This is the real question.
113548
The problem is that these countries controlled by religious class and dictator governments which prohibit and restrict free press and exchange of other ideas.  Most Muslim countries prohibit or otherwise threatened by violence anyone preach his/her religion to Muslims.  Media restricted, everything restricted. and only one way of understanding imposed on the society. so of course when you're child you hear mostly about Islam is the best and other relgiions suck, and you even study Islam in school esepecially if you are Muslim.   \nOne way of thinkin, one view, one eye, cuz lots of misunderstanding and extremism.  and that's why in my view that extremism increased in Islamic world, despite that other relgiions' extreme fans reduced much.    if you don't see the whole picture how you can judge it?   that's the case of many Muslims.  their reaction is non-logical and too much.  and it is hyprocacy by those who lead it, because it is true, in Islamic world other relgions critcizied and rediculated.\n\nSome they might tell you that NO, Muslim respect "Jesus (PBUH)" but then mostly they add "as prophet", they already put conclusiom. that's because they already believe in Jesus and Moses according to Islam, not according to rsepect other relgions.  for instance, Buddha is often insulted in some TV shows, jokes and some cermons.   Hindu also rediculated.  Newspapers often insult Jewish star and rediculate it and connect it with Israelites attrocities.   While NO single Muslim or very less would accept tie Islmic symobls to Terrorism.    Van Gogh, holand move director, killed because he shows Quran verses on women body in his movie.  does that make any sense?  and many say that was good this man who killed him.   OF COURSE, NOT ALL MUSLIMS SUPPOT THAT AND NOT MAJORITY... many Muslims I heard them they criticized that reaction and they call for calm down. \n\nThanks
127970
I don't believe it's a matter of being appropriate or not.But the idea behind the "holocaust" cartoons is to turn the tables on the whole free press argument given by the european newspapers.They've claimed (Le Monde,Die Welt, etc)that freedom of expression justifies their publishing such cartoons.I think they've forgotten there are two concepts there,of which freedom is the more important and it implies respect towards others and their beliefs in this case.\nMy freedom ends where another person's begins.\nI understand the muslims rage but i don't support their violent reactions.Still the course of action taken by some of these european newspapers is not helping.\n( i'm a catholic)
148769
Muslims have a rule that bans painting any picture of Islam holy men and a caricature of Islam prophet surely brings anger to Muslims so the question is why a danish newspaper has published such a debatable thing.\nI think at the moment we need peace not fights.
81034
The violence is a political strategy. They are getting publicity, good or not, it's free. They are getting the attention they have been seeking. If they were really that mad over a cartoon, and were really that religious, they wouln't have used violence as a means to an end. Violence gets them attention. And they were right the media gave them plenty. It is just another use of terrorism in the name of Allah. I think we will see more of this in the near future.\n\nJesus said in John 16:2 "They shall put you out of the synagogues; yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.\n3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor Me."
166048
Absolutely not.  The Koran is as much God's word as the phone book is.  Both were written by men.  Allah is a false God and no on one in the civilized world gives a damn about Muslims anyway.  They have made NO impact on the spiritual growth or awareness of people on earth at all.
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Good for you for sharing that...\n\nThe Mufti of Marseille quoted the same verses...\nHe was angered by the muslim community for demonstrating against the Cartoons \n\nHe said that especially Western Muslims, have benefited greatly from Free Speehc and Free Press...\n\nHe said that those manifestations where the proof that Muslims were week in their faith because they got offended for just a few cartoons of bad tastes. He also says that Criticism helps make one strong and look at himself.\n\nHe also added: That the current problem with Islam in the West and Arab countries is that there are more and more Imam that dont have enough spiritual knowledge of Islam and they are too focused on the political aspect of Islam... Such as the Imam of Danemark that provoked the whole situation...\n\nSo you are right to ask that questions.... But very very very few Muftis and Imams voice the spiritual view of Islam...Mr. Benchek. the Mufti of Marseille is a rare gem (With Balls I might say...).
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its muhammad allright. TRUTH. muhammad never lies. muhammad was written in all religious books but people kept on changing it so..he's name was changed as well. cos there were, muhammad haters and didnt want his name to be in their religious study.
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I don't follow Aljazeera links as it seems too closely linked with terrorism.  Their reporting seems biased at best for extreme Islamic radical movements.\n\nFreedom is not war, but peace.  The true submission is not to an external force but to the internal nature, even to our God.  Death and pain does not refine us or free us, but instead life and productive sacrifice (work).\n\nNo rational or moral argument can follow the use of force, which is only fit in resistance to force.  Anger and revenge are incompatible with the peace and freedom for which religion strives.  All who preach such enmity in the name of God (who Muslims call Allah) speak falsely and offend God, the Father of all peoples, by dividing His children against each other.\n\nThose who claim freedom can fight only those who initiate the use of force, which includes terrorism.  No freedom fighter can kill an unarmed person, without certainty that this person intends to take up arms against him.  Terrorists cowardly fight freedom by targeting civilians and hide their guilt behind their own deaths by suicide.
132838
It has not changed my view at all it has only reinforced my belief that thier religious leaders manipulate thier followers in order to gain more power over them by feeding the ignorant followers more BS. It took them 4 months to organize a protest.Suppressing free speech is an atrocity. Burning an embassy of a country because the nation it represents has a free press is a ludicrous, double atrocity. But the apologists for the Arab/Muslim world — those who worry about “cultural sensitivities” above all else — are surely gearing up to excuse the “outrage” expressed because of newspaper cartoons. There has been no similar fury over Iraq’s Muslim terrorists killing approximately 30,000 other Muslims. And yet, we have seething masses because of a cartoon
527977
i am for free speech!! keep it up!! muslims should learn tolerance just like Christians had too. it is unfair for groups to say it is wrong to depict mohammand but it is OK to depict Christ.
198555
Gee,  people wonder why people are leaving religions in droves and are thoroughly disgusted with the institution as a whole and use the word hypocrisy.  The cartoons were offensive and so were the anti-Semitic cartoons the Islamic press were publishing at the time.  But there is freedom of speech and we are entitled to use it!  Nor do people not of one have have to conform to the rules of another.  I find it funny Muslims are in an uproar over cartoons of their prophet yet at the same time running blatantly anti-Semitic cartoons in THEIR papers.  Talk about talking out of both sides of your mouth...\n\nGROW UP THE WHOLE LOT OF YOU!  We ALL have to live in this world not just you!
92885
Nothing.  It was an independent private newspaper that published the cartoon.  It would be no different than the United States government doing something over a New York Times editorial.  This is a problem that other governments have that they can't effectively control their populations and that the moderate Muslim leaders have that they can't stop their followers from rioting and killing.
465805
I am not going to answer about the 9 year old wife of the prophet Mohamed because I know nothing about it. Instead I would like to direct my opinion to AIRASAE. \n\nAirasae, this is an open public discussion and anything can be expected out of it except lewd and foul contents. Nobody is trashing or crushing anybody. If one man's truth can not be your truth just give them logical answers instead of paranoia. If some disturbing questions would rise up against Islam, every muslim would say that Islam is being crushed. Have you ever noticed the countless time Christianity have been crushed with words, thoughts and bombs. But what comes into our minds would often seek the answers to a belief different from ours. \n\nThey say Islam is a religion of peace, but look around you. Bombs here, bombs there and bombs everywhere not even the third world was spared. If western cable companies report what transpires in the muslim world, you say that they do biased reporting. Do you think respectable, world class cable TV stations stay a long time if the world will know that they are trying to do false reporting? They will be out of business in no time. \n\nIf Islam is really a religion of peace truth will surely come out and no one can ever stop it. So, why so worried, be paranoid and overprotective when you can't do anything about it because people have eyes to see, ears to hear and brains to analyze and finally decide. \n\nIf I were a muslim, the first thing I would do is to really try to understand why innocent people including women and children are being targeted. This is not Jihad, this is a crime against humanity. Just imagine the whole muslim world went crazy over a cartoon made by one dumb christian and yet nobody gets crazy over what suicide bombers are doing. How Ironic can it be?   \n\nIf christians would bomb public places with no exactly logical target but innocent people, I would voice out a loud cry to go against those who perpetrates such crime because it simply is not acceptable. I will protest against my fellow christian suicide bombers until my people will get the message and join the protest because to me they are not freedom fighters but mere criminals. Do you see why we don't have such martyrs? It is because to us they will never be martyrs nor freedom fighters nor jihad fighters because to the Christian world, it will always be a heinous crime if they will kill muslims that way and every christian soul knows that.\n\n\nTO BEYOND EVENT\n\nShould I believe because you said so? Read between the lines. If ever it really happened because you said so, then you have first hand knowledge not me. If you are a muslim, educate me for being so naive. Collateral damage was coined in the 20th century and made popular by Mr. Schwartzenegger and it was a nice movie. I just wonder what they call it during Napoleon's time.
97132
I hope not; comics of christ and others are printed all the time in the u.s. and no one is threatened...press thinks it's fine...now that it's the muslim prophet, they go wild...oh well
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Yemenis Scholars Condemns Denmark Abuses against Prophet\n\nSANA'A -- Yemen Scholars Association and Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) strongly condemned the publication of cartoons which depict Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in an insulting way by a Danish newspaper, according to a report by the Yemen News Agency (Saba) Monday.\n\nThe YJS asked the Danish Journalists Syndicate to promptly interfere to solve this sensitive case and attacks against Islam under the pretext of freedom of expression.\n\nhttp://www.yobserver.com