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Both sides seemed to agree, however, that the violent reactions to the cartoons were reprehensible. Kavulla placed the blame squarely on Muslims, claiming that “a violent response to [editorial cartoons] from Christians would be unfathomable...
...Voltaire and merely highlights his inherent racism. Tolerance is obviously absent in Kavulla’s vision of world affairs which is why he fails to understand the severity of these images for Muslims across the globe. As he correctly states, the offensive images did not warrant firebombing and violent protest, but neither has their publication encouraged intelligent debate, perhaps the only worthy justification for such an intentional act of offense. BEN A. MORETON Cambridge, Mass. February...
...this is the letter in fact that she sent, I find it very concerning that Dean Kidd is buying into the idea that segments of the Muslim community at Harvard could be violent,” President of the Harvard Islamic Society Khalid M. Yasin ’07 said. “We’ve always promoted dialogue and discussion. For her to jump to the conclusion is extremely insulting and very offensive...
...really surprised and offended when I read the e-mail because I just felt it was totally uncalled for, because she basically intimated that the Muslim community at Harvard would become violent,” Huma Farid ’06, who is a member of the Harvard Islamic Society, said last night. “To even hint that we’d become violent when we’ve never shown an inclination of that sort—it is just really offensive to be thought of in that manner...
...republication of the cartoons in a number of European papers over the past few weeks has resulted in world-wide protests, some of which have turned violent...