August 17, at am. Kelly D. April 16, at am. I love this! And I love you for having the courage to criticize Muslim fascism. May 7, at am. Even Amnesty International agrees freedom of expression is a human right. May 7, at pm. July 29, at am. August 2, at am. Tell it! Religious censorship is wrong no matter what religion does it! August 2, at pm.
August 8, at am. August 10, at pm. November 7, at pm. Everybody should draw Muhammad at least once a year to show the fanatics. November 10, at pm. The latest protest began after some Islamic fundamentalists went crazy over the st episode of the animated South Park series, which was suppose to depict the Muslim prophet Mohammed.
Some have even suggested that the episode was partly responsible for the recent attempt to bomb Times Square — though that seems unclear now. The problem for Norris is that some people ran with it and it became an international phenomenon. Sadly, now Norris is scared to death and her personal website is doing everything possible to separate herself from the fray.
She has even posted a revised version of her original cartoon. As the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported on Wednesday:. Norris has posted apologies, joined protest groups, talked with national media and given her site a mea culpa makeover to try to distance herself from her monster.
Since Norris posted her original image, the event has spread to Facebook and dozens of Mohammed drawing day pages some for, some against have emerged. What Norris should know is that her need to apologize to Muslims is ridiculous and not based in history.
Depictions of Mohammed have been created even in Muslim societies — though granted they are rare — and have been acceptable as long as they were not used in a religious context. They appear in science texts, and other non-religious documents, so a secular newspaper should be fair game for a representation of Mohammed, right? The reality is fundamentalists and religious radicals will always find a way to blame others for disrespecting their religion. Yet, the recent wave of violence by Islamic fundamentalists towards cartoonists and artists who have depicted Mohammed or are perceived to have denigrated Islam is alarming.
From the death of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh , to the recent attack on Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks , there is no room for that level of intolerance in a multicultural society. I guess this is NOT supposed to exist. Full medieval ilustration in a astronomical text showing Mohammed on the right preaching his final sermon, currently housed in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. I tried to find a link to the Facebook Group but it now appears to have been completely removed by Facebook.
It does exist in a cached version on Google though — for now anyway. Aside: further proof that the online dominance of Facebook is cause for worry. Sign up for our email newsletters! Search Search. Home United States U. Latest show. VOA Africa Listen live.
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