DANISH NEWSPAPER WOULD ONLY SCORN MUHAMMED, NOT JESUS

This was a forward to me. Am pasting it in my blog. It sums up how ridiculous things are in the west!


As salamu alaikum, Flemming Rosen, responsible for the Muhammad "cartoons" supported S. Huntingtons idea of the clash of civ. and is very well known for his hatred against Islam, because he, as a Jew, consideres Muslims to be antisemites...

Contrary to the position in 2003,
when Jyllands-Posten rejected the mild Jesus-caricatures, because the
could »cause an uproar«, now the newspaper opens it pages for » "scorn,
spite and ridicule«, against Muhammad.


PRESS RELEASE

DANISH NEWSPAPER WOULD ONLY SCORN MUHAMMED, NOT JESUS

European media has overlooked an important factor in the coverage of
Jyllands-Posten's cartoons, depicting Prophet Muhammed as a terrorist
and women oppressor. It is the years long practice and policy of this
newspaper, to publish Islamophobic opinions and treating Islam and
Christianity with two set of standards. Thus the Prophet Mohammad's
cartoons are not a question of freedom of expression, but of
marginalising and scorning Muslims on purpose. In fact, Jyllands-Posten
categorically refused to print caricatures of Jesus Christ( and rightly
so) in 2003 to prevent an uproar from its Christian readers , while it
deliberately printed negative drawings of Muhammed with the argument,
that Muslims have to accept »scorn, spite and ridicule on the name of
freedom of speech.

Bashy Quraishy, President of ENAR (European Network Against Racism)
explains; »The Danish newspaper that published the Muhammed-cartoons is
hypocritical. Only two years ago it refused to publish cartoons of Jesus
Christ. This fact has to be considered when we consider the whole matter
of freedom of speech versus respect and protection of minorities.«

»Foreign newspaper should take into account, the particular xenophobic
situation in Denmark, where far right Danish People's Party has become
the third biggest political party in Denmark after ten years of
statements bordering on hate speech against Islam and Muslim Minorities.
The Muhammed-cartoons is merely the culmination of an alarming
development. Muslim communities in Denmark are rightly frustrated about
this fact, and although they strongly condemn any violent attacks on
Danish embassies and Danish citizens across the world, they plead the
world to acknowledge that freedom of speech must not result in scornful
anti-Islam propaganda.« Bashy Quraishy concludes
We are submitting the documentation of Jyllands-Posten's double standards
Rune E Larsen
Board Member, ENAR - Denmark
Editor Humanism web site

DOCUMENTATION:

JYLLANDS-POSTEN 2003: JESUS CAN'T BE CARICATURED

April 9th., Christoffer Zieler submits drawing to Jyllands-Posten, which
depicts Jesus in various jumps and dives, with
accompanying texts, such as »sideways resurrection« and »resurrection
with rotation«. Jesus is mildly caricatured, and where his face is
visible, he seems to be having fun. »Perhaps this is something, the
readers would be amused to find in one of the
Easter editions,« the artist writes in his letter to the newspaper. The
same day, an editor from Jyllands-Posten refuses to print the drawing.
The reason is: »I disagree with you. I don´t believe Jyllands-Posten's
readers would be amused by the drawing. In fact I think it would cause
an uproar. Therefore I will not use it.«

JYLLANDS-POSTEN 2005: MUHAMMAD CAN BE SCORNED

September 30th., Jyllands-Posten brings 12 Muhammad-caricatures, which
cause protests from many Danish Muslims. One of the drawings depicts an
angry-looking Muhammad, with a bomb in his turban. In the newspaper's
rationale for bringing the drawings, the editor of the culture-section
of the newspaper, among other things, writes that you: »must be ready to
accept scorn, spite and ridicule«. Contrary to the position in 2003,
when Jyllands-Posten rejected the mild Jesus-caricatures, because the
could »cause an uproar«, now the newspaper opens it pages for » "scorn,
spite and ridicule«, against Muhammad.