oh he be come from the green, but we in japan like sun from the uban repository. …

By the way, have you ever noticed all of those extremely anti-semetic jokes, editorials, and comics in most Middle Eastern newspapers?

The Counterterrorism Blog was the first, to my knowledge, to report this issue and they now have a copy of a letter sent by the Danish Muslim delegation. This Abu Laban guy, most powerful imam in Denmark or not, is completely two-faced and a traitor to his country.

Updated story:
http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2006/02/more_lies_from_.html

Original story:
http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2006/02/fabricated_cart.html

Concerning the authenticity of the story: The story is definitely true. In fact, when the BBC originally reported the story, they attributed the faked cartoons to the Danish paper. It just goes to show you how biased the BBC is when it comes to Islamic-Western relations reporting. They didn’t even bother obtaining a copy of the original paper, they simply took the complaints made by Muslim organizations at face value and ran with it.

This has really hurt our feelings. Canâ??t the Danish government stop all these things from happening?

In Denmark we have a free press. So the Goverment has as little chance of stopping as Pres. Nixon had in stopping Washington Post from writing about Watergate as Pres. Clinton had stopping the stories about Monica Lewinsky. The free press will write what they want.

I bet you that the primeminister would in a weak moment love to be able to tell the press what to write - but in the final analysis, we have to live with a free press, and unfortunately we have to defend it even when it is on issues we may not agree with.

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Voltaire

http://www.brusselsjournal.com/comment/reply/668

from the link:

“Apparently, the 12 original pictures were not deemed bad enough to convince other Muslims that Muslims in Denmark are the victims of a campaign of religious hatred.

Akhmad Akkari, spokesman of the 21 Danish Muslim organizations which organized the tour, explained that the three drawings had been added to â??give an insight in how hateful the atmosphere in Denmark is towards Muslims.â? Akkari claimed he does not know the origin of the three pictures. He said they had been sent anonymously to Danish Muslims. However, when Ekstra Bladet asked if it could talk to these Muslims, Akkari refused to reveal their identity.”

This whole mess was organized by Danish Imams, so I think the added pictures are important part of the story. Danish people have also reason to be angry to those dishonest Imams.

thanks for understanding.

In response to the story:

I don’t know whether those pictures were faked or even if the story is true. What i do know is that it dosn’t matter at this point. 1 billion Muslims are not mad about cartoons that they didn’t see, hear or know about that were presented at some meeting. They’re mad at the 12 published in a Denmark newspaper. That’s the story.

If one of those 12 cartoons in the papers are fake…well then we’ve got another story.

Why Islamic society in Denmark wanted to make these additional images? Originals were supposedly not offensive enough to create raving madness in Middle East. Which I suppose was their goal.

on the other hand you have muslims currently protesting this in a civil manner.

“Annihilate those who Insult Islam”
“Behead those who Insult Islam”
“Exterminate those who Insult Islam”
“Massacre those who Insult Islam”
“Slay those who Insult Islam”

I think they might be running out of ideas, hear are some
suggestions for future protests (in alphabetical order):

“Burn at the Stake those who Insult Islam”
“Draw and Quarter those who Insult Islam”
“Hang from Piano Wire those who Insult Islam”
“Kill those who Insult Islam (and then Dance on Their Grave)”
“Maim and Slaughter those who Insult Islam”

and for the sack of diversity:

“Butcher those who Mock Islam”
“Exterminate those who Slander Islam”

More seriously, it is quite scary to think this is how British Muslims
are behaving. Isn’t this the same community that was arguing just
a few months ago, after the London bombings, that extremists were
atypical of their community. The same Muslims attempted to
reassure us that Islam is a ‘Religion of Peace’? To the best of my
knowledge, no major media outlet in Britain has insulted these
Muslims and I guess if any outlet does republish the cartoons in
Britain, they had better get themselves a bullet-proof vest and set up
a safehouse, otherwise they might very well wind up like Theo van
Gogh in the Netherlands did.

It is a good thing the West doesn’t hold the entire Muslim world
responsible for terrorist acts committed by Muslims. You don’t
Westerners parading around with signs with such genocidal slogans
similar to:

“Be Prepared for the Real Holocaust”
“Europe You Will Pay. Your Extermination is on its Way”

and, of course, who could forget

“Euorpe You Will Pay. Your 9/11 is on its Way”

(You knew there had to be at least one threat of a 9/11-like event
occurring over this.)

Hey, isn’t this the sort of incendiary speech that is supposed to be
against the law? Isn’t this the sort of speech that Muslims are
comparing the cartoons too. I guess at least they can’t argue they
were denied freedom of speech. No one was arrested at this
protest to the best of my knowledge.

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004448.htm

http://junkyardblog.net/archives/week_2006_01_29.html#005351

thank you.

As the related links indicate, Roman Catholics (or at least many Mexican Roman Catholics), actually tend to venerate the image of the Virgin Mary.

Enjoyed your post by the way, Nas. Have a good one.

If they do that, they will attract a whole bunch of Mexicans to there country!

http://www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=2242527&nav=0w0vQRHe

http://www.visionsofjesuschrist.com/weeping378.htm

http://skepdic.com/watsonville.html

They had better stop before its too late . . .

What I meant is that a lot of protestors now, especially those in Gaza, are threatening to retaliate by bombing Churches. A few Churches in Iraq have already been attacked. Another thing I read is that there was some kind of a drawing of the Virgin Mary (not sure how true this one is!). I read a few other things that happened in the past few days but I’m sorry my memory is failing me now. I’m with you 0 that what those newspapers did was wrong. And if it were me, I’d probably be just as furious. However, I have a problem with some of the reactions to this issue.

And those were my girshein.

I think there is many things we would disagree on, but I also get the feeling we would enjoy discussing them all anyway.

I’ll leave you alone for now, good luck with your studies!

are u from Jordan??

if you don’t want to answer, it’s cool

i was in lebanon last fall. i don’t think piasters are used their anymore. the current exchange rate is around 1500 lebanese pounds (lira) to a u.s. dollar. a piaster (i believe) is 1/100 of a pound, which would make it worth around US$0.0000067. considering just how expensive beirut is these days, i doubt if a piaster is good for anything

exactly, the zakaat is a concept we would be wise to follow, we r a greedy bunch. Muslim architecture and music are beuatiful, and the communal spirit is something we are lacking.

however, I think muslims need to find a way to internalize thier religion.