Why is it ok for Muslims to publish cartoons abotu Jesus, Jews And the west but not ok for us to do it to them
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You have to remember the caliber of person these clowns are.
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Because all they need is a tiny bit of incentive to go off on a killing spree.  And it works doesn't it?  Look how so many came out condemning the cartoons in order to pacify the radicals.  Every time they go off the deep end, the rest of the world is standing there in horror and fear then finally succumbing to siding with the extremists just so the violence stops.  It's a very effective way of silencing the masses and getting what they want.  Which is the first step in forceful conversion to Islam.
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i read this on bbc world website, that before the denmark newspaper published cartoons of prophet mohammad , on of their cartoonist came to the editors with the cartoon of jesus but one of their editor rejected it by giving the reason that it will arose hate. then why did published the cartoons of porphet mohammad.  \n\nanother reporter said on the same website that islam prohibits to sketch the god and all mesengers which include mohammad, christ and moses. \n\nthen why not another people realize this. \n\nu can check this on bbc website anytime.\n\nand tell me who is rite
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In a free society, there is no such thing as the "right" to not be subjected to offensive things. \n\nIf you read the newspaper, browse the web, watch TV, etc. you will be offended in the West. \n\nYou do have the right to protest (peacefully), picket, rally other people to do the same.\n\nIf their "deen" (a Muslim word for faith) is strong, they shouldn't worry about what some non-Muslim has to say about their religion.\n\nYes, I've seen the cartoons. They're a lot less offensive than what the OFFICIAL newspapers of some nations such as Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, etc. say about Judaism
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Yes, because they can potentially be terrorists.  Is not that they dont embrace western culture but actively seek to destroy it.  Take for instance France and England, where they are not allowed to display religious symbols in fear of offending the Muslims.
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In Islam, one of its main deals is that you can't draw a picture of either God or Prophet Muhammed, or portray them in a film, etc. \n\nIslamic art is mostly based on script (writing) because of it and mosques don't contain pictures like churches do, or stained glass windows, etc.  Mosques do have great Arabic calligraphy though that can be seen as a sort of picture, but because it's letters it isn't.\n\nWhile it may seem "funny" to the West that these people are so mad about a cartoon you have to understand the Islamic world better.  The Islamic world thinks that the West is out to put McDonalds up in place of every mosque and they think that most Westerners hate them and want to destroy their religion.\n\nInstead of saying to them, "hey Muslims, chill out man, we're just like you,"  the cartoonists and newspapers basicially said "you know what, you people are idiots and we disrespect you to your face".\n\nNow Islamic criticism does exist, so do portrayals of the prophet, in cartoon and critically.  So why this particular set of cartoons?  Because some political leaders in the Middle East are provoking these riots, mostly done by uneducated men who have never seen the cartoons.  It's a politically motivated event.  The cartoons were published last September for J's sake.\n\nAlso, the entire Middle East isn't rioting, it's a few dummies.  Most Middle Easterners, while Muslim, are upset about it, but care more about their jobs, family, living day to day, etc.  \n\nA fantastic blog is listed below, it's by a Saudi guy living in London and is against all Islamic extremism, check it out.\n\nHope my answer helped.
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Its matter of respect thats all....\n\nAs the prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h asked us to beleive and reaspct all others religions and thier prophets ... \n\nislam asked us to not be funny at any religion or their prophets so how about our prophet .\n\nso whom did thes funny cartoon ..they didnt show respect for about 1 billion and half muslim...even they know how our prophet means to us .\n\nand there is diffrent between clear ur opinion by free of speach and make funny of somthing u know already its will HURT others . \n\nSO WHY THERE AT THEIR COUNTRY ANY ONE MAKE FUNNY OF THE HOLOCAUST THEY STOP HIM ??? and they send him to jail as they did for alots b4 .\n\nand this what GAT_WAY meant and im sure he didnt try saying it just to make respect for this issue ..bcs some got hurt from it ... but seem alots dont show respect for others as we do for others .\n\nSo its matter of respect and not hurt any one feelings . but think whom did thats he meant to hurt us .. \n\nand i agree with whom said thats not all the denmarkens making funny .. and im sure many of them ,agree its not good and thats hurt others ...but some littel of them have hate for islam and muslims so they do thes things ... and im sure they have thats hate just without any reason more than thats they just hate muslims and dont understand what islam its ...\n\nand by the way ,we dont care if they like us or hate us ... we care just for one thing THATS SHOW RESPECT TO OUR RELIGION AS WE DO FOR THEM AND THIER RELIGIONS & BELIVES .
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It is not right to generalize.\nJews and Christians should agree with Muslims because Islam is the Perfection fo these two previous religious Movements.\nMuslims should not and mgithnot offend Christians or Jews because their relgious beliefs and Moral teachings do not allow them to,\nThe why Terrorism??\nIt has nothing to do with Islam.\nFrom what we have witnessed, MANY Jews and MANY Christians believe it is justifying to say hurtful things to Muslims, and vice versa...many Muslims blunder likewise.\nThis is a worldwide pehnomenon.\nNo one knows what can bring about a genuine change in the right direction...exception education, cooperation and dialogue.\nLet's give it a try.
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Yes it is. Most of the worlds wars started over religion and this is further proof.\n\nThe Danish imams, who protested the publication of 12 Muhammad cartoons [see them all below] in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten last September, have announced that they want to end the dispute. For four months the imams and their radical Muslim organizations have unsuccesfully demanded government censorship. However, despite immense pressure (also from international organizations such as the UN and the EU) the Danish government refused to call the newspaper to account.\n\nLast week a couple of Norwegian papers decided to publish the cartoons in support of the Danish paper while in Denmark moderate Muslims, encouraged by the government’s refusal to be intimidated by the radicals, have distanced themselves from the imams. The latter announced on Friday that they no longer demand apologies from Jyllands-Posten for the publication. Instead they said they just want two things: a guarantee from the Danish authorities that Muslims can freely practice their religion without being “provoked and discriminated.” And a declaration from Jyllands-Posten that the cartoons were not published with the intention of mocking the Muslim faith. “We want Jyllands-Posten to show respect for the Muslims. This can happen with an apology, but it can also happen in some other way. We will leave it to Jyllands-Posten to come up with some ideas,” said Ahmed Akkari, spokesman of the Muslim organizations. “We want respect for Muhammad restored and we want him to be described as the man he really was in history, and that he gets the respect he deserves,” Akkari stressed that Muslim organizations are still deeply opposed to the publication of the cartoons.
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Well.. this is one Question.. I knew from the onset I would NOT be answering..\n\nThe perverse unInformed dumb a** that those people are who circulating this..\n\nBorn & mostly been living in India, we see some strife between Hindus' & Muslims..\n\nBut even then we (as Hindus' n am sure the Muslim brotheren too) know more about each other..\n\nfor the umpteenth time... ISLAM FORBIDS PUTTING A FORM TO THE Holy Prophet..\n\nOkay?? is it now understood that, when even thinking of Him as having a: form/a body IS NOT PERMITTED.. making cartoons would be the last thing finding peace with followers..\n\nMost Hindu Gods have their images printed against lingerie & Inner Wear.. & Gods rubbing against crotches isn't exactly comforting for their followers..\n\nThink of it, replace the ones you are followers of..\n\nIf you still do.. I dont even want to puke on your face :(
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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.
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Hi Faisel\nMost people in the west are mainly Christian and anything different\ninstills a sense of fear. This has been going on since people got\nit into their heads that since they are so clever, there must be something or someone who made such wonderful specimens!\nbut, unfortunatly some people think that their version of the almighty\nis better than joe soaps next door. Newspapers and the media alike\npick up on this and sensationlise this,it sells papers so yes they do get paid. As a non practising catholic I like many others are  uneasy with the muslim religion because it is an all or none religion and anyone who is not muslim is looked upon as no good.\nIn the west everybody is equal regards colour,creed,man,or woman. When you have people like Abu Hamza etc..etc..\ntalking ( not representing the muslim community ) about how\nnon-believers should be killed in the name of islam it is easy\nto understand why  non-muslims would fear islam. I am sure\nthat the quran was not meant to be interpretated the way some people are abiding by it these days.It is so easy for newspapers\nto have a go at islam when the muslim community lets itself\nbe represented by zeolets.To the media islam is the goose that layed the golden egg.
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It is a good question, and something that I as a muslim, get very upset about.\n\nFirstly as I am sure you know Islam Completely against Violence.\n\nI think we as muslims do not do enough to make this clear to non- muslims. And we let the fanatics takes over Islam.\n\nThere is a victim mentality, that is always blaming somebody else for what is going wrong. Also there is a problem that muslims to not like to criticise other muslims, even if there are doing something totally wrong.\n\nI live in England, and I have muslim friends who will not condemn the suicide bombers in London because they are muslim, and they say they must have right reasons in their mind for that act. \n\nMany people protest about the Americans in Iraq, quite rightly, but more muslims are killed by other muslims like Zarqawi. I don't see too many people outside Iraq rushing to protest against his actions. Most people are against is actions but why are they quiet. He is as big a evil as Bush.\n\nFor the cartoons I was against them, and I am lucky to live in a country where they are not published, but by protesting against in the way they proved the cartooners right. (it was unaccept for some muslims to say kill all danish) And why do people not get as upset bu terrorist attacts in the name of Islam?? These are REALLY a blaspheme against god.\nAlso it is very unfortunate that some muslims make simular cartoons against jews. The Iranian newspapers response to run a cartoon about the horoculst was appalling and un Islamic. I sometimes think Muslims have double stands like the their criticise the west as having.\n\n\nThe media DO high light bad behaviour by muslims over good, \nBut we are often to blame because WE donot make our voice strong enough when other muslim do bad things in the name of Islam.\n\nIt is easy to fall in a victim mentality, when people attack us and become defensive. \nBUT it is better for us to PROVE the attackers wrong by confronting people who misuse islam..
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Don't ask this silly question. Religion is a private matter about relation ship of a human with God, it's a believe not a choice. you, who ask this silly question, can experience what happen in denmark where they put cartoon of prophet Mohammad, they experience a lot of problem all over the world, especially in the islamic countries. don't be so naif by asking this kind of silly question
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The Mohammed cartoons did not limit any Muslim person's ability to practice their religion.\n\nMaking images of Mohammed is banned in Islam.  But this prohibition doesn't apply to non-Muslims, even though some Muslims seemed to think it does.\n\nAs a Catholic, I've seen and heard derogatory and offensive things about Catholicism that make the Mohammed cartoons look tame by comparison.  \n\nI think this kind of stuff is highly offensive -- but that's part of living in a society where we have free speech.  It means that occasionally, we have to put up with something offensive.\n\nOffensive anti-Catholic material is, to put it mildly, not what I like to see or read -- but I don't feel it has ever limited my ability to practice my religion.
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Because Muslims are diferent form great volume of western media advertising. western media just show muslims as a vahhabis ; but Islam is so different. I think this world is very little in compare with immanent world. and we have to use all of our power to know truth before getting late.
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Nothing at all as I believe everyone has the right to free speech and if we start banning things because it offends some people then where do you draw the line\n\nThe cartoons were just that - cartoons.  Meant to be taken lightheartedly and not even published with the intention of causing offence.  When it's put into context Islam is one of the lesser mocked religions as I believe a lot of people are aware of the sensitivities that may be aroused in Muslims by speaking out against what to them is more than just a religion being as it is, a way of life.\n\nIn any event, there have been far more cartoons about Christ than about Muhammad (PBUH) and often much more hateful and disparaging.\n\nI don't have a religion as such and if I did it would probably be Baha'i which is effectively where the individual takes strands from different religions and lives their life according to them.