Cartoonesque – Washington Post / Flemming Rose: Why I Published Those Cartoons

Posted on February 19th, 2006 by .
Categories: Misc. News.

Why I Published Those Cartoons

It’s time to let the Danish editor of Jylland Posten speak out and speak for himself. So here he is, from the Washington Post:

Why I Published Those Cartoons

By Flemming Rose
Sunday, February 19, 2006; Page B01

Childish. Irresponsible. Hate speech. A provocation just for the sake of provocation. A PR stunt. Critics of 12 cartoons of the prophet Muhammad I decided to publish in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten have not minced their words. They say that freedom of expression does not imply an endorsement of insulting people’s religious feelings, and besides, they add, the media censor themselves every day. So, please do not teach us a lesson about limitless freedom of speech.

I agree that the freedom to publish things doesn’t mean you publish everything. Jyllands-Posten would not publish pornographic images or graphic details of dead bodies; swear words rarely make it into our pages. So we are not fundamentalists in our support for freedom of expression.

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spiked-politics | Article | Muslim protest in London: A tale of two demos

Posted on February 19th, 2006 by martijn.
Categories: Misc. News.

spiked-politics | Article | Muslim protest in London

A tale of two demos
Saturday’s demonstration of moderate Muslims was presented as a peaceful counter to last week’s aggressive gathering. In fact, similar resentments seemed to simmer beneath both.
by Josie Appleton

The British Muslim demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, on Saturday 11 February was cast as the peaceful counter to last week’s aggressive gathering. That demo was composed of young men in suicide-bomber garb, threatening Westerners with beheading. By contrast, here was a medley of different ages carrying blue-and-white banners: ‘United against Islamophobia’, ‘Mercy to mankind’, ‘Muhammad, symbol of freedom and honour’. Last week’s demo was orchestrated by the crackpot ‘Saviour Sect’; this one was backed by respectable organisations such as the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) and the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), as well as by London mayor Ken Livingstone.
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spiked-politics | Article | Muslim protest in London: A tale of two demos

Posted on February 19th, 2006 by .
Categories: Misc. News.

spiked-politics | Article | Muslim protest in London

A tale of two demos
Saturday’s demonstration of moderate Muslims was presented as a peaceful counter to last week’s aggressive gathering. In fact, similar resentments seemed to simmer beneath both.
by Josie Appleton

The British Muslim demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, on Saturday 11 February was cast as the peaceful counter to last week’s aggressive gathering. That demo was composed of young men in suicide-bomber garb, threatening Westerners with beheading. By contrast, here was a medley of different ages carrying blue-and-white banners: ‘United against Islamophobia’, ‘Mercy to mankind’, ‘Muhammad, symbol of freedom and honour’. Last week’s demo was orchestrated by the crackpot ‘Saviour Sect’; this one was backed by respectable organisations such as the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) and the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), as well as by London mayor Ken Livingstone.
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