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IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE EDITORS OF THE NEW YORK PRESS, who resigned when they were told they could not print the cartoons of Mohammed which much of the Muslim world are using as an excuse to attack our rights to free speech, here are the cartoons:
#1
#2They take the position that they have the right to offend non-Muslims, but non-Muslims don't have the right to offend them.
#3This is state instigated and sanctioned as opposed to one editor at a small newspaper in Denmark; and that editor was not trying to incite hate, but simply interested in how Mohammad would be depicted. I don't believe the editor had an agenda other than as an academic exercise.
The cartoon fair might be acceptable in the ignorant Arab/Muslim world, but it will backfire in civilized, educated societies where historic fact is common knowledge.
However, it will serve to promote Iran in the eyes of the Judeophobic Middle East.
#4This is state instigated and sanctioned as opposed to one editor at a small newspaper in Denmark; and that editor was not trying to incite hate, but simply interested in how Mohammad would be depicted.
That is a great point, A.M.
#5#### your ass U bastards never ever try to make those things Anymore.....
Mohamed is the Last messenger of your & my GOd "ALLAH"
I am a lover of Holy Prophet Mohamed...
As being a Muslim we are not making fun of other religions. so why you people doing that???
Answer my question
#6Asad, do you agree that a Muslim who blows up a plane, train, bus or restaurant in the name of Islam, is not rewarded for this by being sent to Paradise?
#7Academic exercise? The editor used poor judgment...I'm quite sure he was aware that depictions of Mohammed are generally frowned upon in the Muslim world, and that cartoon drawings would be considered insulting. Unfortunately, it seems to be human nature that ignorance inspires yet greater ignorance...and the reactions by some Muslims have certainly been beyond over the top. Iran has an immature government with no sense of shame, so their Holocaust Cartoon Fair should be a surprise to no one. I don't see how anyone engaged in the creation or escalation of this incident can take much pride in their actions.
#8I stand by my, 'academic exercise' because the Danes are neither mean-spirited nor reckless. His paper was not a 'National Enquirer' or even a, 'New York Post'; it was a small town newspaper.
Traditionally, in a free society, newspapers have always had provocative and challenging editorials; it stimulates ideas, discussion, and debate.
Are you saying that newspaper editors should refrain from being provocative and strive for politically correct and safe content? That's called, 'censorship', and should not be tolerated.
If one doesn't like the editorial policy, then one ceases to buy the paper. If enough don't buy the paper, then it folds. That's how it works in civilized countries.
I don't see why we should be fearful and have to walk on eggshells to placate any segment of society; that's called, 'coercion'.
#9No...I don't believe in censorship. Me saying they used bad judgment is not censorship. But just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
Listen...I like a lot of provocative cutting edge humor that offends some people. Perhaps it would have helped if the cartoons had been at all funny. The Danes, as a people, are not mean spirited...but these cartoons certainly came off that way. I certainly don't see how they qualified as an "academic exercise"...I mean, what knowledge was gained?
People who make death threats just because they find something insulting are idiots...but that kind of idiot isn't unique to the Islamic world. Amidst every group, there's always "that guy" who takes offense at something and goes completely overboard in his reaction to it. Take one percent of all muslims, and you've got 10 million idiots making all kinds of noise, while the other 99% are too busy to notice because they actually have a life.
#10Depicting the Holy Trinity and religious symbols: Part 1
Historically, cartoons were meant to reflect sentiments and interpretations that would take over 1000 words of an editorial; remember, that many people were illiterate and cartoons could provide a service. They can be very powerful.
Not all the images of Mohamed were insulting. However, asking cartoonists for a depiction of Mohamed, when none exist, is legitimate.
Even at my church, Sunday school pupils were asked to draw what they thought God and Jesus looked like - and they did. One drew a stern old man while another drew a rainbow, some were humorous, and some very thoughtful. Their drawings were displayed in the hallways.
However, there was a time when God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Mary, and Joseph were not permitted to be depicted by the Church. To some in Constantinople, one hundred years after the emergence of Islam, these representations were deemed heretical and armies were sent to violently destroy all religious Christian images; they were called Iconoclasts. This was mostly because of the influence of Islamic doctrine and culture. (It's ironic that the mosaics in St. Sophia, a church turned into a mosque and now a state museum of Turkey, are being restored.)
But many Christians wanted tangible representations (there are no likenesses available) and marvelous works of art were created for instruction and comfort. The most famous example, well after the era of Iconoclasm, of a depiction of God is Michaelangelo's at the Sistine Chapel; he chose not to show the face of God, but His strong arm and outstretched hand, giving the spark of life to Adam; it is a deeply stirring image. And who can forget the dignity of his Pieta?
An ecumenical council was convened in Nicaea in 786 to address Iconclasm as well as other issues so that Christians could all be on the, 'same page'. Here is a passage about religious imagery.
... we declare that we defend free from any innovations all the written and unwritten ecclesiastical traditions that have been entrusted to us. One of these is the production of representational art; this is quite in harmony with the history of the spread of the gospel, as it provides confirmation that the becoming man of the Word of God was real and not just imaginary, and as it brings us a similar benefit. For, things that mutually illustrate one another undoubtedly possess one another's message. ... we decree with full precision and care that, like the figure of the honoured and life-giving cross, the revered and holy images, whether painted or made of mosaic or of other suitable material, are to be exposed in the holy churches of God, on sacred instruments and vestments, on walls and panels, in houses and by public ways; these are the images of our Lord, God and saviour, Jesus Christ, and of our Lady without blemish, the holy God-bearer, and of the revered angels and of any of the saintly holy men. The more frequently they are seen in representational art, the more are those who see them drawn to remember and long for those who serve as models, and to pay these images the tribute of salutation and respectful veneration. Certainly this is not the full adoration in accordance with our faith, which is properly paid only to the divine nature, but it resembles that given to the figure of the honoured and life-giving cross, and also to the holy books of the gospels and to other sacred cult objects.
Iconoclasm (Roman Catholic view): http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07620a.htm
#11Part 2.
Nicaea did make a point: Regulate and give guidelines for depictions of holy figures. Human beings want to put a face on the sacred, whether consciously or unconsciously, to make them more personal. For the most part, Christians and non-Christians had complied.
Currently, there are lots of political cartoons with Jesus as a subject, mostly showing Him in a good light.
But unfortunately, there have also been negative, abhorrent depictions. Andres Serrano's, disgustingly overt and offensive, 'Piss Christ' is a prime example. While Christians did protest, there were no riots or lives lost. And because of that, I can well understand why Muslims would like to protect Mohamed's image to keep it sacred.
But such is the way with a free society and free-thinkers. The editor and the cartoonists had every right to engage in this exercise. It would have been better for the Muslims to peacefully protest or ignore it.
I just wonder how Muslims (and their children) picture Mohamed, in their respective minds, while praying.
#12If you really want to know how a Muslim pictures Mohammed in their mind, why don't you just ask one?
The history lesson is interesting, but pretty much irrelevant. The bottom line is that the editor, unless he's just stupid, was well aware that his cartoons would offend the minority population of muslims living in Denmark. He might not have seen it becoming an international incident...and death threats over cartoons are certainly uncalled for...but it's hard for me to feel sympathy for a newspaper that brought this negative attention upon itself.
Keep in mind...death threats are not unique to Islamic culture. I guarantee plenty of people who have created negative depictions of Christ have received their fair share of hate mail...including death threats. What made these specific cartoons particularly provocative is that they were a premeditated offense against the religion of a minority population, and that, I believe, is what raised the ire of that entire community.
The newspaper was well within it's right to run the cartoon...I just believe it was a bad idea, and not worth the grief. If our local paper ran a political cartoon that made fun of Jesus, I think their building might be burned to the ground. Ok...I exaggerate...maybe...but I can tell you, this would probably never happen here...they would lose too many subscribers. Newspapers are having a hard enough time staying in business as it is.
#13you people have no idea regarding Muhammad peace be upon him dear friends you are ignorents you cant be able to depict any of about him
belive me you will have no idea that what the hell you are doing. you are palying with the emotions of 1.5billion people that means a lot of profit and fortune to you. but on ward i personally bicotted the western products. and i will also suggest others to do so
even you people have no scence that what charter of UNO says regarding it
i feel great sorrow and regreet for what you have done to your self
#14Asif, it appears that you are just looking at the world from an Islamic point of view, in which no one has any human rights except Muslims, and in which anything that puts Islam in a bad light is regarded as illegal.
#15The editor insha allah you will see the harsh punishment on the judgement day. you will cry, but there will be no one to care for you.
insha allah we will see the harsh punidhment on you in the judgement day. may allah give him a difficult life both in the world and in akhir.
#16Ismail, you are demonstrating the intolerance of Islam. Do you agree that a Muslim who blows up a bus, restaurant, or other public place in the name of Islam, is not rewarded for it by being sent to paradise?
#17Intolerance judging intolerance. Pot. Kettle. Black.
They just don't get it!
It's rather pathetic.
This came in today from Agence France Presse via Yahoo:
Holocaust cartoon fair opens in Iran
An international contest of cartoons on the Holocaust opened in Tehran in response to the publication in Western papers last September of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
"We staged this fair to explore the limits of freedom Westerners believe in," Masoud Shojai, head of the country's "Iran Cartoon" association and the fair organizer, said.
"They can freely write anything they like about our prophet, but if one raises doubts about the Holocaust he is either fined or sent to prison," he added.
"Though we do not deny that fact that Jews were killed in the (second world) war, why should the Palestinians pay for it?" Shojai told the opening ceremony of the month-long fair in Tehran's Palestine Contemporary Art Museum.
He added that around 1,100 cartoons were submitted by participants from more than 60 countries and that more than 200 are on show.
He said the top three cartoons will be announced on September 2, with the winners being awarded prizes of 12,000, 8,000 and 5,000 dollars respectively.
Shojai did not elaborate on the source of the prize money, but emphasized that it did not come from any governmental body.
The fair is being staged by Iran Cartoon and the country's largest selling newspaper Hamshahri newspaper, which is published by Tehran's conservative municipality.
The contest was announced in February in a tit-for-tat move after caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed were first printed in Denmark and then picked up and published worldwide, enraging Muslims.
Iran's fiercely anti-Israeli regime is supportive of so-called Holocaust revisionists, who maintain that the systematic slaughter by the Nazis of mainland Europe's Jews and other groups during World War II was either invented or exaggerated.
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has also prompted international anger by dismissing the Holocaust as a "myth" used to justify the creation of Israel.
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