,! ,MUHAMMAD ,C>TOONS ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,*RI/OPH] ,Z4 ,HOBSON ,TEXT 3 ,AS MO/ PEOPLE KN[1 9 ,JANU>Y & ,FEBRU>Y ,MUSLIMS DEMON/RAT$ 9 MANY C\NTRIES OV] ! PUBLICATION ( SATIRICAL C>TOONS ( ! PROPHET ,MUHAMMAD 9 ,EUROPEAN NEWSPAP]S4 ,! C>TOONS %[$ ! PROPHET 9 A V>IETY ( WAYS MEANT TO SATIRIZE HIM & ,MUSLIM BELIEF1 = EXAMPLE1 ) BOMBS 9 HIS HEAD COV]+4 ,!Y W]E FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 A ,DANI% NEWSPAP] LA/ ,SEPTEMB] & !N1 :5 DEMON/RATIONS BEGAN1 W]E REPUBLI%$ BY A SIZABLE NUMB] ( O!R ,EUROPEAN NEWSPAP]S ACT+ 9 SUPPORT ( ! FIR/4 ,SOME ( ! DEMON/RATIONS DREW T5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE4 ,SOME HAVE 9VOLV$ MOB VIOL5CE--ATTACKS ON ,DANI% EMBASSIES1DEA?S FROM POLICE GUNFIRE--:ILE O!RS HAVE FEATUR$ SYMBOLIC DE/RUCTION SU* AS FLAG BURN+ BUT OV]ALL W]E RELATIVELY PEACEFUL4 ,IT'S NOT MY PURPOSE TO GIVE A REVIEW ( ! EV5TS BUT TO /ATE A PO9T ( VIEW4 ,IT %\LD GO )\T SAY+ ?AT GOV]NM5TS %\LD NOT BAN NEWSPAP]S OR PROSECUTE $ITORS = PR9T+ ! C>TOONS1 AS HAS HAPP5$ 9 ,RUSSIA1 AMONG SOME O!R PLACES4 ,BUT 9 MY VIEW ?AT'S NOT ! MA9 ISSUE4 ,ACCORD+ TO ONE ( ! 0EXP]TS0 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES LOVES TO QUOTE1 A PR(ESSOR ( ,EUROPEAN HI/ORY AT ,OX=D1 0,! CLA% HAS PITT$ TWO SETS ( VALUES--FRE$OM ( EXPRESSION & MULTICULTURALISM--AGA9/ EA* O!R0 7,ALAN ,C[ELL1 0,WE/ ,COM+ TO ,GRASP ,WIDE ,ISLAMIC ,PROTE/S AS ,SIGN ( ,DEEP ,GULF10 ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES ,FEB4 #h1 #b#f1 ,A#a74 ,?AT IS EXACTLY ! OPPOSITION ?AT %\LD NEV] OCCUR4 ,I'M NOT TALK+ LAW OR CON/ITUTIONAL PR9CIPLE H]E1 BUT MORALITY & DEC5CY4 ,PEOPLE MAY POSSESS FRE$OM ( EXPRESSION & /ILL DECIDE :AT !Y WILL EXPRESS & NOT EXPRESS4 ,TO RIDICULE O!R PEOPLE'S RELIGI\S S5SIBILITIES IS DISGU/+ & REPREH5SIBLE4 ,! MATT] IS AS SIMPLE AS ?AT4,! OCCURR5CE ( ?IS SO-CALL$ DIVISION BETWE5 0TWO SETS ( VALUES0 IS EVID5CE ( TWO ?+S4 ,ONE IS ! ALMO/ UNIV]SAL IGNORANCE &_/OR DISRESPECT 9 ! WE/ AB\T BASIC ,MUSLIM BELIEFS & VALUES4 ,?US1 MO/ WE/]N]S EI!R DO NOT KN[ OR DO NOT C>E ?AT SATIRICAL IMAGES ( ! PROPHET >E DEEPLY (F5SIVE TO MO/ ,MUSLIMS4 ,PORTRAY+ ! PROPHET IS NOT ABSOLUTELY =BIDD5 9 ,ISLAM2 AS ,HOLL& ,COTT>1 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES >T CRITIC & SOMEONE :O KN[S AS MU* AB\T ,ISLAMIC >T AS ANYONE WRIT+ 9 ! NEWS M$IA1 NOTES 9 A REC5T >TICLE1 0,IMAGES ( ! ,PROPHET AB\ND 9 ,ISLAMIC >T & CULTURE2 ! ,METROPOLITAN ,MUSEUM HAS SEV]AL EXAMPLES 9 ITS ,ISLAMIC COLLECTION4 ,BUT UNLIKE ! C>TOONS1 SU* IMAGES >E NOT C>ICATURES0 7,FEB4#b#f1 #b#f74 ,H[EV]1 MANY PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES TO ,MUSLIMS' S5SIBILITIES ON ?IS PO9T V>Y BETWE5 SOME?+ LIKE 0,SUCK IT UP0 & A CAVALI] ASSUMPTION ?AT ,MUSLIMS %\LD ACQUIRE0WE/]N VALUES0 9 :I* SU* MATT]S W\LD BE LESS IMPORTANT4 ,!SE ATTITUDES !MSELVES >E DEEPLY CONDESC5D+ & 9 SOME CASES \TRITOONS HAD ANG]$ ,MUSLIM 0EXTREMI/S10 BUT 9 FACT !Y (F5D$ MA9/REAM ,MUSLIMS JU/ AS MU*4 ,( C\RSE1 C\NTRIES SU* AS ,SYRIA & ,IRAQ HAVE BE5 EXPLOIT+ ,MUSLIMS' ANG] OV] ! C>TOONS = !IR [N POLITICAL PURPOSES4 ,?AT DOES NOT *ANGE ! FACT ?AT ! -ANG] IS WIDESPREAD1 DEEPLY FELT1 & LEGITIMATE4 ,! SECOND PO9T IS ! IGNORANT OR BIGOT$ READ9ESS ( MANY 9 ! WE/ TO BLUR ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 T]RORISM AS A POLITICAL TACTIC & PHILOSOPHY & ,ISLAM AS A RELIGION--A READ9ESS :I*1 9 MY VIEW1 9 ,EUROPE [ES A GOOD DEAL TO TRADITIONAL ,*RI/IAN RELIGI\S PREJUDICE1 TO SOCIAL PREJUDICE AGA9/ DISPROPORTIONATELY L[]-CLASS \TSID]S1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 TO ,EUROC5TRIC CULTURAL SMUGNESS & N>R[M9D$NESS4 ,! ,U4,S4 HAS NOT MU* TO BE PR\D ( 9 !SE RESPECTS & YET ANTI-,MUSLIM BIAS IS NOT SO OP5 H]E AS 9 MU* ( ,EUROPE4 ,SOME DEF5D]S ( ! C>TOONS HAVE >GU$ ?AT ,>ABIC NEWSPAP]S HAVE FEATUR$ C>TOONS ( HOOK-NOS$1 *ILD-DEV\R+ ,JEWS1 HAVE PR9T$ ! ,PROTOCOLS ( ! ,ELD]S ( ,ZION1 ETC4 ,?AT ( C\RSE IS TRUE1 BUT ,I WOND] IF ?OSE DEF5D]S ( ! C>TOONS >E REALLY ADMITT+1 0,WE >E AS BIGOT$ AS Y\ >E40 ,RA!R1 ,I ?9K !Y >E SAY+1 0,Y\R ANTI-,SEMITIC BIGOTRY %[S ?AT ,ISLAM IS1 AFT] ALL1 A RELIGION ( HATE1 & !RE=E ! C>TOONS W]E ACCURATE40 ,& ?IS CONCEPTIONS H[S ! SAME DEEP & SELF-WILL$ IGNORANCE AB\T ,ISLAM ?AT ,I HAVE ALREADY M5TION$4 ,AS A Y\NG MAN1 ,I SP5T A YE> LIV+ 9 COA/AL ,EA/ ,AFRICA4 ,!RE1 ,I LE>N$ TO SEE VEIL$ WOM5 SIMPLY AS WOM5 LEAD+ A LONG-E/ABLI%$ CULTURAL WAY ( LIFE1 & TO HE> ! E>LY DAWN CALLS ( ! MUEZZ9S AS EXPRESS+ NOT SOME EA/]N EXOTICISM BUT SIMPLY ONE ( HUMANITY'S MANY WAYS ( CONCEPTUALIZ+ ! 9F9ITE4 ,?AT EXP]I5CE HELP$ ME1AN A!I/1 DEVELOP AS SOMEONE :O RESPECTS & VALUES ! V>I$ RELIGI\S S5SIBILITIES BY :I* MO/ ( ! WORLD'S PEOPLE ORD] !IR LIVES & CONFRONT ! UNSOLVABLE RIDDLES ( LIFE'S BEG9N+1 PASSAGE1 & 5D4 ,H5CE1 ,I AM 9 SYMPA?Y ) ! MAJORITY ( ! WORLD'S ,MUSLIMS :O >E (F5D$ TO !IR DEP?S BY ! BIGOT$ C>TOONS ?AT SOME >E MI/AK5LY DEF5D+4 7,S\RCE3 ,RETRIEV$ ON #g? ,MAY #bba FROM UTOPIANMAG4COM47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #a#g1 #bbb 3 ,! ,MUHAMMAD ,C>TOONS -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/