tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post113853594233362208..comments2023-10-20T13:50:51.794+04:00Comments on Bss & Brn in Abu Dhabi : Muslims mad at DenmarkBrnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242601851481279077noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1139155926733652962006-02-05T20:12:00.000+04:002006-02-05T20:12:00.000+04:00this is my reply on a similar topic, sorry might n...this is my reply on a similar topic, sorry might not fit exactly with ur discussion. <BR/><BR/>why didn't u say so to European and american governments when they asked for Saudi's Islamic teaching to be changed ?! aren't they free to teach whatever they feel is right for them ?! <BR/><BR/>is whats happening to iraqi's prisoners in Basra and Abo guraib under the americans and british what u call civilised world ? <BR/><BR/>is ,what happened to the British author who was jailed in Austria because of his views on holocaust, what u call European Freedom of speech ?!<BR/>i cant understand westerners, especially british and Americans, when they claim they r very democratic and they live in a free world .... blah blah <BR/>haven't they heard of the "dodgy PhD used by Tony to justify the war " !, or the made up pictures of WMD " produced and edited by Colin Powell "!<BR/>what about the recently discovered memo by Channel 4 of the conversation between Blair and Bush before the war, when Bush offered to provoke sadam to bring down and American spy airplane coloured with UN colours !then Blair told him he is with him regardless !<BR/>what a democracy !<BR/>or Ian's issue, they say iran shouldn't develop nuclear weapons because it threatened to wipe another " country" off the map !, while this other "country" has already wiped a whole country off and displaced its population !<BR/><BR/>what ppl in the middle east dont like is the double standards of the west !. <BR/>they went to iraq to free iraqis from Sadam and they killed in 3 years more than what sadam did over 30 years ! <BR/>they publish daily reports condemning human rights' violations in the world , and the humiliate and torture innocent civilians in iraq, afghanistan, Guantinamo ..etc everyday !<BR/><BR/>finally they defend freedom of press while no one can dare to deny the holocaust or even question the scale !<BR/>last week Americans were as usual defending this right, yesterday the pentagon and Bush's generals were outraged by a cartoon published in Washington post showing a limbless soldier with Rumsfeld as a doctor next to him !<BR/>May 2004, Several US newspapers refused to print a cartoon by Garry Trudeau, which was due to be published two weeks after US civilian Nicholas Berg was beheaded in Iraq. Then after the washigton post published it, it caused a lot of anger and he was forced to apologise ! (poor him, his right was taken from him ) !<BR/><BR/>in 1990 most ppl were pro westerns and loved the democracy and freedom of speech in the west, but look at them now ! most of them r disgusted by the very idea of democracy and human rights !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1138872614993254812006-02-02T13:30:00.000+04:002006-02-02T13:30:00.000+04:00The entity responsible for inciting hate is the on...The entity responsible for inciting hate is the one that dug up the cartoons and started this mad campaign that makes absolutely no sense.<BR/><BR/>Had it been an American paper, would anyone have dared to boycott their products? Puhllleease.. gimme a break. It was only easy cause the Danes produce a bunch of dairy products as far as we're concerned here. <BR/><BR/>I think the cartoons may have been tasteless to some, however, it obviously reflects public opinion in Europe, which should, instead, be a clear indication of the need to launch a PR campaign to improve the image, instead of a pathetic pointless one to re-enforce it.<BR/><BR/>Idiots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1138817889728578982006-02-01T22:18:00.000+04:002006-02-01T22:18:00.000+04:00Thanks for your comment Farrukh.I'm not sure what ...Thanks for your comment Farrukh.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what you mean by a government "hold[ing] its citizens to account for inciting mistrust and unnecessary provocation". Can you explain further? <BR/><BR/>The heart of the Western tradition of freedom of speech and freedom of the press includes the right to offend and provoke people. There really isn't a right to free speech if you can only say or print things that won't offend someone.Brnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242601851481279077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1138803113645038272006-02-01T18:11:00.000+04:002006-02-01T18:11:00.000+04:00Anyone who knows even the very basic principles of...Anyone who knows even the very basic principles of Islam and a brief outline of Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) teachings would see that the cartoons do great injustice to both.<BR/><BR/>True, like the Sheikh says, more information needs to be disseminated about Islam apart from the press coverage of Muslims protesting.<BR/><BR/>The government may not issue an apology for an individual but can certainly hold its citizens to account for inciting mistrust and unnecessary provocation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1138776698759245442006-02-01T10:51:00.000+04:002006-02-01T10:51:00.000+04:00O oh... I see another blog to be blocked anytime s...O oh... I see another blog to be blocked anytime soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1138597310846011792006-01-30T09:01:00.000+04:002006-01-30T09:01:00.000+04:00Thanks for your comments everyone.Anonymous 1:55, ...Thanks for your comments everyone.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous 1:55, I know that The Religious Policeman blog (http://muttawa.blogspot.com/) has stated that he thinks that it is a plan of the Saudi government to distract attention from the tragedy in Makka. I have to say that when you read this article ("Denmark, Arab League resolve row over cartoons" http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060105/wl_mideast_afp/denmarkmediaislam_060105205349) from 5 January, you have to ask yourself, what has happened between that day and today that would cause the whole thing to blow up again.<BR/><BR/>P-BS-Watcher, while I heartily support your right to post the cartoons, I also do not think that because I have a right to free speach that it means that I have to post something that I know will offend someone.Brnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242601851481279077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1138571751410414972006-01-30T01:55:00.000+04:002006-01-30T01:55:00.000+04:00The articles were published way back in september ...The articles were published way back in september for the first time and I wonder how it can be that the reaction comes so suddenly over the course of the last couple of days.<BR/><BR/>Today I have read comments that the Danish government is behind this by issuing a "competition" to create the most insulting pictures of their prophet. There are even people complaining that the Danes serve grilled porkskin as snacks to their children.<BR/><BR/>As I see it, this was planned somehow by people wanting to take on and discredit a small western country - perhaps to move focus away from the fact that 370 people were trampled in Mecca recently.<BR/><BR/>I dont know, but in any case, it is ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1138570884433758982006-01-30T01:41:00.000+04:002006-01-30T01:41:00.000+04:00I heartily agree with your sentiments and those of...I heartily agree with your sentiments and those of the Sheikh you quote at the end.<BR/><BR/>What a fuss about nothing, with various governments and individuals ending up conforming the stereotypes the cartoons display.redstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967558666428380708noreply@blogger.com