Cartoon Reprint Reignites Fiery Protests

Danish Newpapers Anger Muslims By Supporting Artist Of Prophet Muhammad Cartoon

(AP)  Muslims protested Friday in the Gaza Strip, Pakistan and Denmark against the reprinting of a Danish newspaper cartoon depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Thousands of residents in the conservative Gaza Strip ruled by the militant Islamic Hamas movement marched in the Jebaliya refugee camp chanting: "What Denmark said is heresy."

"It is shameful that Denmark should renew its offense against the prophet," Hamas official Mushir al-Masri told reporters at the protest.

In Pakistan, hundreds of people rallied in various parts of the country, setting fire to Danish flags and demanding the Danish ambassador's expulsion. And in Denmark, a prominent Danish imam urged rioting youth to stop setting fires and hurling rocks at police.

The protests came after Denmark's leading newspapers reproduced one of 12 cartoons of Islam's prophet Wednesday in a gesture of solidarity after police said they uncovered a plot to kill the cartoon's artist. The drawings had sparked deadly riots across the Muslim world in 2006.

About 200 students from the International Islamic University in Islamabad vowed to organize a street march next Friday if the government did not accept their demand.

"We are even ready to sacrifice our life for our beloved Prophet," said Mahmood Sadiqui, a student leader.

About 200 people held a similar rally in Multan, a main city in the eastern Punjab province, burning Danish flags and chanting "Death to the Cartoonist!" and "Boycott, boycott of European products!"

At two rallies in Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi, about 150 supporters from radical Islamic parties torched effigies of the Danish prime minister amid calls to boycott Danish products.

Mohammad Imran, a student leader from Islami Jamiat Talba, a student organization linked with Pakistan's largest Islamic political group, Jamaat-e-Islami, called the cartoon "blasphemous."

"We demand the rulers to sever diplomatic ties" with Denmark and Sweden for publishing the cartoons. "The cartoonist and publisher must be hanged."

It was the second protest in Karachi in as many days. Dozens of Islamic students set fire to a Danish flag on Thursday. In Pakistan, blasphemy of Muhammad is considered a serious crime that carries the death sentence.

In Copenhagen, about 800 people protested peacefully in a march organized by the radical Muslim group Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Meanwhile, a prominent Danish imam urged rioting youth to stop setting fires and hurling rocks at police after a fifth consecutive night of vandalism there and in other Danish cities.

"Please stop what you're doing," Imam Mostafa Chendid, the leader of the Islamic Faith Community, said in an address to young people during Friday's prayer. "The prophet has not taught you to burn down schools, or burn cars or infrastructure."

Nine youths were arrested overnight Friday in Copenhagen, six of whom faced preliminary charges for throwing rocks at police officers, police said Friday. There were no reports of injuries.

[ajmarine1]

"We demand the rulers to sever diplomatic ties" with Denmark and Sweden for publishing the cartoons. "The cartoonist and publisher must be hanged."



That should take care of the problem.

[inventagod]

''Death to the Cartoonist''

Now there is a cry to rally around!
Jeeze - Religion, so 12th century...

[cbs_oliver]

The Danes are going on a rage of Muslim baiting.

Bigots think that kind of thing is impressive and fun.

Actually it''s vile and corrupt.

Since over 85% of the Danes belong to the state church which is Lutheran it is fair to characterize Denmark''s behavior as a disgrace to Christian values.

[apndrgn]

I''d like to see Rocky and Bullwinkle address this problem from Wossamotta U.

[bizzzz-2009]

Al Qaeda''s latest display of terror has made its way onto the Internet, showing horrifying images of what appear to be prisoners in Iraq being doused with an inflammatory liquid and then burned alive.

The video, which appears to have been posted first on Google last December in an alleged anti-Al Qaeda Web film, shows five insurgents standing behind three blindfolded prisoners kneeling at the edge of a burning pit.
As he speaks, two of the insurgents pour liquid on the blindfolded prisoners. Then they push the bound men into the pit, where they are engulfed in flames.

DESPITE BEING BARELY HUMAN, AREN''T MUSLIM''S GREAT...?

[lloydbest1]

If there were more Muslims like Imam Mostafa Chendid there would be fewer in-yo''-face Danish cartoons. And, perhaps fewer anti-Islamic rantings.

Religious extremism, no matter whose, is a disgrace to the deity(ies) it worships, the prophets it honors, and the people who practise it.

Muslims....If others insult your religion through ignorance, malice or even to make a point; Simply stand tall, smile and say,
"Your words and acts tell me far more about your faith than it does about mine."
You will do Islam more honor than a million warriors with their swords will do in a lifetime

[kennedy7955]

As if the Palestinians and most of the Arab world don''t have anything better to worry about than cartoons. Idiocy.

[cbs_oliver]

The bigot Queen of Denmark no doubt smiles when she sees the fruit of her malice.

Read her autobiography for details.

[cbs_oliver]

Of course, she couldn''t do it alone.

[gkc99]

"In Copenhagen, about 800 people protested peacefully in a march organized by the radical Muslim group Hizb ut-Tahrir."


They should all have their heads cut off with kitchen knives to avenge this insult to the Danish nation!! Let us learn from Islam!!

[cbs_oliver]

Another life goal of the Danish Queen appears to be to make sure that no one thinks that her father was too helpful to the Jews when he remained in Denmark as King under the Nazis.

She seems to be an equal opportunity bigot actually.

[kansas1946]

"We demand the rulers to sever diplomatic ties" with Denmark and Sweden for publishing the cartoons. "The cartoonist and publisher must be hanged."
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It is unfortunate that many Islimic countries do not allow their children to be educated properly, or educated at all. This type of behavior comes from ignorance and along with that a good dose of brain washing. If Islamic countries ever want to become a part of the greater world community, they have got to address and stop this constant cry for blood everytime they get their feelings hurt.

[nothappyatall]

Talk about adding gasoline to the fire, reprinting this krap was not a bright idea!

[ajmarine1]

Talk about adding gasoline to the fire, reprinting this krap was not a bright idea!

Posted by newster1 at 09:01 PM : Feb 15, 2008


This is why they did it.

"Denmark''s leading newspapers reproduced one of 12 cartoons of Islam''s prophet Wednesday in a gesture of solidarity after police said they uncovered a plot to kill the cartoon''s artist."


I guess things would be alright if they had suceeded and killed the cartoonist.

[olebd]

Time for a cartoon jihad! A draw off! Much like a dance off in the break dancing community.

[fightfascism]

awww, sweet little religious fanatics. you hit it on the head zia, these kooks are just like pat robertson etc. religion and politics are a bad, ignorant mix. imagine if I worshipped the tooth fairy and wanted to behead or nuke those who made fun of or disageed with me. absolutely insane.

[demslie]

Again, this story is being used by atheist Democrats to show their hate of Christianity. These Islamic nuts kill people for any reason. I have not seen a Catholic kill anyone lately. However, Democrats kill millions of babies every year with abortion.

[lorinkundert]

Every newspaper in Europe should print that to show their respect for free speech.

[fightfascism]

demslie: really you can''t tell me you''ve never heard of the inquisition, jim jones, the crusades, or how the good christian spaniards eviscerated women and children on this continent and watched dogs eat their entrails? how about the slave owning christians here in the american south for a century or so? also, I haven''t killed any babies this year, unless it was my tax dollars at work in the middle east in the form of war dollars or aid to the israeli government....

[fightfascism]

how many people have been killed in the name of atheism, by atheists?
How many in the name of christianity, hinduism, islam, paganism, etc? thought so!

[soldierboy37]

These people are insane and have no sence of humor! Its gotta be a combination of millions of years of inbreeding and the hot sun baking their brains. Anyway, its pretty funny to see them get all fired up and jump around like a bunch of freaks and hit themselves.
The more of these animals us and the Israelies kill the better off this world will be.

[keithle1]

Attention Muslims! The prophet is great, no? Of course. What does he care about a cartoon? You can''t offend the prophet with this kind of thing. This is nothing to him.

[keithle1]

Your priest/nun/the Pope will be happy to babysit for you so feel free to have the baby EVERY SINGLE TIME you get pregnant, ladies.

[prinzowhales]

And, for the rest of the story...how about the outrage when over cartoons that offend the sensibilities of Israel-firsters...the demands that academic lose their jobs...writers apologize etc., for questioning some absurdity that has become part and parcel of the cult of the Holocaust? It is precisely the same kind of mindset, save over a secular issue.

Meanwhile, here is another ''terror'' case where the authorities lied and ruined the life of their victim to create sensationalist anti-Moslem fear in the media. This doesn''t mean that the religion of the Mohammedans is not chock full of nuts... but it shows that the so-called Judeo-Christian world and its secularist and pagan managers (Tony Blair)is just as bizarre a place full of frothy hyper-concern over the most trivial of things to the neglect of truth and justice.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3368163.ece

[cbs_oliver]

The Danes are going on a rage of Muslim baiting.

Bigots think that kind of thing is impressive and fun.

Actually it''s vile and corrupt.

Too bad so many people in Europe and here approve of hate speach, writing and cartoons - now, as in the past.

Nothing really has changed except the target of the abuse.

[scottyusa]

According to Iran the holocost never happened. The Arab world did not publicly dispute that statement. I don''t understand all the fuss because Muhammad never existed either. Neither does Allah

[gkc99]

"gkc99, Islam forbids suicide killings. The Mullahs interpretatin of Quran lead to this monstrous acts by few individuals. It is the same thing that we experience in US, like Pat Robertson wanting to nuke Department of State as they give out contraceptives in Africa to prevent AIDS. "--Posted by zia


Perhaps, perhaps not. However one huge difference is when Pat Robertson makes his absurd and hateful statements, a lot of other people in the US jump all over him, criticize him. Where is this from the so-called "moderate Muslims"? Where is the public resistance to these few extreme mullahs? We certainly don''t see it. Are you all so intimidated by these fanatics you are afraid to speak up? Or do you secretly agree with them?

People in the US make fun of Jesus all the time. There was a movie called "Life of Brian" by Monty Python (British) that was one long satire about Jesus.

Nobody gets their head sawed off with a kitchen knife for it. And the religious extremists get answered all the time--just check out the postings on this board. Too bad in "Muslim lands" all dissent is viciously suppressed.

[keithle1]

How come the Muslims in the USA aren''t as nutty & violent as the ones in the rest of the world? Worrying about a teddy bear that a teacher named Muhammad or a cartoon. Whether or not a woman is wearing a head scarf. Making women walk around covered so you can even see their eyes. They need to get a life. They''re consumed by Islam.

[jowand]

According to Iran the holocost never happened. The Arab world did not publicly dispute that statement. I don''''t understand all the fuss because Muhammad never existed either. Neither does Allah
Posted by scottyusa at 07:57 AM : Feb 16, 2008

Both existed you might as well get used to it, saying they didn''t will not change anything

[prinzowhales]

Amadinejad disputes the extent of the Holocaust and the Zionists use of it for political purposes. This is particularly ironic in that Israel has been governed since its inception by the Jabotinski factions which collaborated with the Nazis, most spectacularly in the the betrayal of the Hungarian Congregations to the Nazis for the Zionist leaderships safe passage to Palestine.

The irony extends to the fact that Hitler had the support of Anglo-American capital associated with the Harrimans and Bushs. But the greatest irony, I think, was, if memory serves...I believe it was Montague Norman head of the bank of England who, in words reminiscent of Ariel Sharon''s boast to Cabinet members regarding Jewish control of America, ''We control Hitler.'' (I believe this quote was in one of Edwin Black''s books...may have been in another along with the commemorative coin of top Nazis visiting the Palestine Zionists with a Swastika on one side and the Star of David on the other.)

There is more history to the Nazi rise to power than either the Anglo-American Oligarchs or the Zionists want people to know--and this history will not go away to satisfy the myth-makers who celbrate either Zionist innocence or Anglo-American benevolence in world affairs.

[element51]

demslie....It is indeed interesting that you seem to assume that all democrats are atheists. Could you please site your source for that claim? And as you are so pro-life, how many unwanted children are you supporting? Those who are truly pro-life are out there doing everything they can to PREVENT unwanted pregnancies. Education is the answer to abortion and you people seem to have an aversion to educating people on how to practice effective birth control. If you are so intent on protecting the unborn fetus maybe you should consider what to do with the child once it is born. Life does not stop at birth.

[ajmarine1]

The Iranian government has intervened to try to stop the screening of a film in the Netherlands about the Koran.

The Iranians say that the film, by the Dutch member of parliament Geert Wilders, is offensive.

The Iranian justice minister, Gholam Hussein Elham, wrote to his Dutch counterpart, Ernst Hirsch Ballin, calling for a ban.

Mr Hussein Elham said freedom of speech should not be used as a cover for attacking moral and religious values.

''Freedom of expression''

Mr Wilders says his film will show the Muslim holy book is an inspiration for murder.

But the Iranian justice minister says it is an unnecessary attack on what Muslims regard as the holiest of things.

He said the motivation behind the film was satanic and urged the Dutch government to stop its screening.

Mr Wilders has already been advised that he may have to leave the country for his own safety.

But the government has so far refused to intervene, saying the issue is one of freedom of expression.

In 2004, the Dutch film director, Theo van Gogh, was killed by a Muslim extremist in an Amsterdam street after bringing out the film Submission.

It dealt with the issue of abused Muslim women and included scenes of nearly naked women with Koranic texts engraved on their bodies.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7248629.stm

[ajmarine1]

They are martyrs for truth - not suicide bombers dying for fairy tales designed to drug the masses.

Posted by ilikecats1 at 11:35 AM : Feb 16, 2008


People all over the world have got to let the Muslim world know that they will not tolerate them threating death to anyone that upsets them.

Maybe if they just had some good pies they would think more clearly.

[cbs_oliver]

These Dutch bigots are just hate mongers like the Nazis of the previous generation.

There are not enough Jews left in the Europe to pick on so they go after the Muslims instead.

[ajmarine1]

There are not enough Jews left in the Europe to pick on so they go after the Muslims instead.

Posted by CBS_Oliver at 11:41 AM : Feb 16, 2008


Why would they do that?

[beehive21-2009]

The muslims are acting like children as usual," sticks and stones may break my bones ,but words will never hurt" maybe they need to practice this simple sentence.No ,the cleric are ralling em for a show down in there plan to take over the world.Mo is a sick evil punk, mo lovers,need to mellow out .You mos keep it up and were going to stick are feet in your donkey,donkeys.

[toolmangler-2009]

"We are even ready to sacrifice our life for our beloved Prophet," said Mahmood Sadiqui, a student leader.



Our ''beloved Savior Christ'' taught us ''humility'', not pride, love not hate. Your "beloved Prophet" appears to have taught you, pride arrogance and hate. ''Pride'' can only be placed on something you ''own''. If you don''t have ''complete control'' of it then you do "NOT" own it. I love my Lord Jesus and I share him with all that care. I do not ''share'' from a position of ownership, (He owns me).

[ajmarine1]

Your "beloved Prophet" appears to have taught you, pride arrogance and hate.

Posted by ToolMangler at 12:00 PM : Feb 16, 2008


Leading Muslim clerics often refer to the love of death. Chief Palestinian Authority cleric Mufti Sheikh Ikrimeh Sabri stated, "We tell them, in as much as you love life, the Muslim loves death and martyrdom. There is a great difference between he who loves the hereafter and he who loves this world. The Muslim loves death and [strives for] martyrdom." Saudi Sheikh Abd Al-Muhsin Al-Qassem in Al-Madina added: "The Jews preached permissiveness and corruption, as they hid behind false slogans like freedom and equality, humanism and brotherhood... They are cowards in battle... they flee from death and fear fighting... They love life."

http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/stalinsky200405240846.asp

[cbs_oliver]

Posted by AJMarine1 at 11:45 AM : Feb 16, 2008

Are you ilikecats1 too?

[ajmarine1]

Are you ilikecats1 too?

Posted by CBS_Oliver at 12:41 PM : Feb 16, 2008


No CBS; I didn''t know we sounded the same. Is that a bad thing?

[rudy654-2009]

So why aren''t these same people protesting the use of the disabled as suicide bombers? I have no sympathy for these protestors. Their so-called prophet was just a man like all the rest.

[ajmarine1]

Posted by rudy654 at 01:57 PM : Feb 16, 2008


Wht aren''t they protesting the Muslims that were killed by the bomber?

[prairiefox1]

SO MUCH TO DO ABOUT THE PROFITEER MOHAMMED!

[sevenveils]

The nice thing about freedoms is anyone can protest. But when a religious leader promotes protests with violence then that religious leader becomes a terrorist.
A terrorist is anyone who threatens the basic human rights that all men and WOMEN have been granted by their existence.

[me4prezz]

Let me see if I got this right.

A CARTOON made them angry. They want to KILL the cartoonist and the publisher as penance for the CARTOON. This is supposed to make us agree with their arguments and believe that Islam is a GOOD religion to follow.

Um, let''s see...cartoon=death. No thanks. I pass. Now...where did I put my cartoons from last Sunday''s paper.....

Islam is a horrific religion that breeds intolerance, hatred, ignorance, and incites violence and murders. It is not a religion. It is a cult.

[me4prezz]

"Please stop what you''re doing," Imam Mostafa Chendid, the leader of the Islamic Faith Community, said in an address to young people during Friday''s prayer. "The prophet has not taught you to burn down schools, or burn cars or infrastructure."

Nope, just to hate and murder those that disagree with your "religious" views. By all means though, stop that burning and turn to killing anyone that disagrees!

[frankbowers]

Since when did the governamets bow down to a few radical muslims. Christ taught love and tolarance, without a doubt the prophettaught death and destruction who needs such anass. Frank Bowers in Austin, TX

[tucano2]

Show the cartoon - we''ll judge for ourselves.

[ioweign]

Etwas ist faul in Staate Danemark ....?

Posted by MagicMerlin8 at 05:34 PM : Feb 16, 2008


Wenn Sie nicht in Ddnemark wohnen mvgen dann, verlassen Sie ....!

[zootallures2]

Thousands of residents in the conservative Gaza Strip ruled by the militant Islamic Hamas movement marched in the Jebaliya refugee camp chanting: "What Denmark said is heresy."

They would all come a kick your azz, but they are a bit occupied at this time. Mostly helping the US and A with Operation Peace Echo and getting free R&D money for western tech companies.