Wikipedia and the prophet Muhammad

Posted on February 6th, 2008 by .
Categories: Blogosphere.

A few netizens have created a petition to ban images from the Prophet Muhammad from the Wikipedia page about Muhammad. The text of this petition is:

In Islam picture of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and other Humans are not allowed. But Wikipedia editors are showing illustrations with face illustrated and face is veiled or white washed. But still they are offensive to Muslims. I request all brothers and sisters to sign this petitions so we can tell Wikipedia to respect the religion and remove the illustrations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad
specially this one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Maome.jpg

If you agree, then go here and sign the petition as did many of thousands before you. If you don’t agree, then sign the counter petition here. (And if you don’t care, just have a look and stay here 😉 ).

Because of the debat Wikipedia had to create another page for people requesting the images be removed instead: Talk:Muhammad/images#Image_solution. Wikipedia explains their policy on the Muhammed FAQ page. Wikipedia makes it very clear that they will not remove the images but they do provide a way for users to change their browser settings so that any pictures that offend them can be hidden from their view.

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Let's be nice to mr. Wilders

Posted on February 6th, 2008 by martijn.
Categories: Multiculti Issues.

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The plans of Dutch politician to release a film about the Quran has unleashed a firm debate, if not moral panic. His political propaganda film will be about the, according to him, intolerant, violent and fascist message of Islam which incites Muslims to hatred and violence.

Among Muslims in the Netherlands the plans have raised some eyebrows and there were meetings between mosques and local authorities but in general, is my impression, many Muslims do not care. Many of them do wonder however if and how they should respond.

The film isn’t there yet but first the responses are there now and they can all be labelled as: let’s be nice. There is for example the initiative of sending as many hugs to him as possible and the initiative ‘Holland loves Muslims‘.

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Let’s be nice to mr. Wilders

Posted on February 6th, 2008 by .
Categories: Multiculti Issues.

hlm.gif

The plans of Dutch politician to release a film about the Quran has unleashed a firm debate, if not moral panic. His political propaganda film will be about the, according to him, intolerant, violent and fascist message of Islam which incites Muslims to hatred and violence.

Among Muslims in the Netherlands the plans have raised some eyebrows and there were meetings between mosques and local authorities but in general, is my impression, many Muslims do not care. Many of them do wonder however if and how they should respond.

The film isn’t there yet but first the responses are there now and they can all be labelled as: let’s be nice. There is for example the initiative of sending as many hugs to him as possible and the initiative ‘Holland loves Muslims‘.

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Breaking Through – TIME

Posted on February 6th, 2008 by .
Categories: Multiculti Issues.

Breaking Through – TIME

An article by Carla Power in Time Magazine on Dutch (among others) Muslims with a succesful professional career.

When Famile Arslan showed up for her first day of work, the receptionist pointed her toward the broom closet. “‘The cleaning supplies are over there,'” Arslan recalls being told. “I had to say, ‘No, I’m not the cleaner. I’m the lawyer.'” In fairness to the receptionist, Arslan was making history that morning, as the first attorney to wear a hijab in the Netherlands. Ten years on, she has her own practice in the Hague. Her name’s on the door, her cat Hussein pads around and a veiled assistant fields phone calls. “People keep telling me how successful I am,” says Arslan. “But I’m not all that successful. Had I not been a migrant woman in a hijab, I could have gone much further.” Still, when younger Muslims ask Arslan how to climb the professional ladder, she’s optimistic. “If you think strategically, this is a great time to be a European Muslim,” she argues. “Everyone’s focused on us, so it’s an opportunity — if you take it.”

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