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Published Date: 27 October 2006
A DANISH court ruled yesterday a newspaper did not libel Muslims by printing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad which unleashed a storm of protests in the Islamic world.
Seven Danish Muslim organisations brought the case, saying the paper had libelled them with the images by implying Muslims were terrorists. One cartoon depicted Mohammad with a bomb.

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  • Last Updated: 26 October 2006 10:00 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Danish cartoon row
 
1

Androsthenes,

Edinburgh 27/10/2006 01:37:41

I assume because one cannot libel the dead.
However this item doesn't bother to explain this.
WHY NOT?????

2

Betsy,

27/10/2006 04:45:03

This was a good ruling. The fact that several Danish moslem organisations brought the case really shows how infantile the thinking of these people is. If they can't hack it in western civilisations let them move back to an Islamic country of their choice where they will be happy with the strict religious laws or will they?

3

james 1st,

nz 27/10/2006 05:09:50

i think that the cartoon was in poor taste, but then i dont believe that anyones religious beliefs should be lampooned, because one beliefs are very personal

4

Malky,

27/10/2006 05:15:16

In the west, we will parody anyone and everyone. That's what we do. If you can't accept that, then you cannot live among us.

I think that this whole item was staged by those EXPECTING the muslim reaction, which is then highlighted and soundbited across western media i.e. burning of flags etc etc.

Why can't those (mostly young) muslims see that this plays directly into the hands of those who wish to paint you as a threat to our society and backward.

You are constantly being set up and continue to walk into every trap laid for you.

Not too clever.

5

Man in the middle,

27/10/2006 07:14:02

Presumably the judge might have a price on his head now!

6

bill-alba,

Fife.. 27/10/2006 08:55:47

James...I disagree..every religion should be lampooned and their believes challenged at ever opportunity...

7

Aussie,

Sydney, Australia 27/10/2006 10:41:10

I know this has been done already with different examples but.

Because of the relatively short period of time that Catholic/Christian male leaders have been found out as paedophiles. Many people now make remarks and jokes that all Christian leaders are paedophiles.

I’m a serious Christian and I don’t feel like taking to the streets of bashing peoples head in because of this and neither has any other Christians complained that I know of. It just shows how intolerant Islam is, yet they demand us to tolerate them. I wont work because tolerance is a one way street, the Muslims don’t listen to words or reason. They sure understood they Crusades though and they are pushing the west into a corner where we must do this again.

The outcome is on their shoulders.

Despite that America & the West has invaded Iraq, any muslim who live in a western country would understand that we didn’t vote for it, our corrupt governments went to war without our approval.

8

Al,

27/10/2006 11:28:36

#4 You don't have to lay any traps for these religious retards, they are more than capable of embarrassing themselves without any help from us.


 

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