Word: muhammad
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...reaction of the Muslim world to the now infamous Muhammad cartoons continues. It is clear that reason will never play a role in that. Zealots and moderate Muslims alike continue to denounce the cartoons as an attack on Islam. What they fail to realize is that a handful of cartoons intended to be published only once is not a war. The horrible irony is that the real war?the terrorists' war?is not just a war against the West. In the end, the overwhelming majority of victims will be Muslims killed by Muslims. Whit Broussard Ottawa...
...makes the case that Time was desperate for any picture that included the two. If a picture is worth a thousand words, that one says Time has no sense of credibility. David King London Calling for Cooler Heads The reaction of the Muslim world to the now infamous Muhammad cartoons continues [Feb. 20]. It is clear that reason will never play a role in that. Zealots and moderate Muslims alike continue to denounce the cartoons as an attack on Islam. What they fail to realize is that a handful of cartoons intended to be published only once...
...People think they understand Islam through the sound byte culture we’ve got,” Rahman says. He recalls an interfaith discussion group about the Danish cartoon controversy in which some Harvard students asserted confidently that the Muslim theology against representing the prophet Muhammad is a new phenomenon. “They were trying to tell Muslims—me, other Muslim students—what we believe,” he says. “It’s really inappropriate for someone with a cursory understanding of Islam to tell them what they believe...
...There will be more vitriol hurled, and the last has yet to be heard about the Muhammad cartoons. Although the Western media believe that freedom of expression is a right, no rights are lost when one respects another's sensitivities. The issue is not the behavior of Islamic fanatics but our insistence on seeing the world the way we want to, not as others see it. Manuel Arboleda Manila...
...Muslims around the world were rightly disturbed by the cartoons of Muhammad. In the name of free speech, Westerners have been insulting our religion for too long. But our reaction should comply with the teachings of the Koran. We should follow the noble ways of Muhammad instead of engaging in violent protest. Jalal Ud Din Lahore...