// you're reading...

Uncategorized

More Cartoons

The uproar over the cartoons, seen by many as anti-muslim, originally published in a Danish Newspaper refuses to die.

For me one of the stupidest responses around this issue is from other European newspapers who have re-printed the, obviously at this point, offensive cartoons in the name of free speech. Even if the argument that this is about free speech is accurate in your opinion, a well reasoned and impassioned editorial piece would have done less damage and more good.

Sadly, responses from the Muslim world have been as short-sighted as the European actions. For me the boycott just seems silly, it may have a marginal economic effect on some Danish companies, which of course have no links to the original newspaper as far as I know, and will undoubtedly hurt the local distributors and partners of the Danish companies in the Middle East. I guarantee if the local partners were close to, say the royal family of one of the gulf states, the boycott would not have gone forward.

The response of Hamshahiri newspaper, a contest for the best holocaust cartoons, is beyond short-sighted and just morally reprehensible.

For a set of more nuanced analysis of the situation check these out: 1, 2, and 3 (the previous tow posts on #3 from Juan Cole’s website are also very good).

Did you like this? Share it:

Related posts:

  1. Muslims Boycott Europe
  2. Free Expression in Europe
  3. You say two problems, I say one solution
  4. Schwab takes the Gold in the Groveling Olympics.
  5. Go Greens!

Discussion

264 Responses to “More Cartoons”

  1. I like your work!, kamagra
    , 1011, Cigarettes, 5854, Phentermine
    , rtts, Valium
    , 439658, Cheap Xanax, =)),

    Posted by Xanax | June 29, 2009, 6:37 pm
  2. Good job., Cheap Cigarettes, 48117, Buy Ativan, 0493, Klonopin
    , 637, Klonopin
    , mdcp, Xanax, yfw,

    Posted by Phentermine | June 29, 2009, 9:09 pm
  3. Your Site Is Great!, Buy Tramadol, mcjx, Buy Klonopin, :-( ((, Buy Viagra online, >:DDD, Cheap Ambien, >:((, kamagra, 8-O,

    Posted by Cheap Cigarettes | June 29, 2009, 10:50 pm
  4. Your Site Is Great!, Diazepam, xsdbk, Buy Viagra online, 647363, Buy Ambien, >:))), viagra
    , 4143, Ativan
    , >:-P,

    Posted by Cheap Tramadol | June 29, 2009, 11:33 pm
  5. Nise site., Buy Cialis, 4277, Klonopin, 031, Zolpidem, 091966, Cheap Phentermine, :) , Buy Cialis, =[[,

    Posted by Klonopin | June 30, 2009, 2:17 am
  6. Best Wishes!, kamagra on line, >:]]], Cheap Klonopin, 93087, Viagra
    , %-), Ultram, fluc, Cigarettes, 621,

    Posted by Lorazepam | June 30, 2009, 4:02 am
  7. I like your work!, Buy Tamiflu, 8-PP, Cheap Xanax, hjxsz, Buy Ambien, crqehw, Ultram, =O, Cheapest Cialis, 6001,

    Posted by cialis kaufen | June 30, 2009, 5:16 am
  8. Best Wishes!, Alprazolam, ckmqj, cialis billig, 24923, Buy Tramadol, 921437, Alprazolam, 307, Valium
    , wethi,

    Posted by kamagra kaufen | June 30, 2009, 8:35 am
  9. I like your work!, kamagra
    , ekaq, Alprazolam, 3123, Ambien
    , obxfem, Viagra
    , srfgad, achat cialis, >:],

    Posted by Cheap viagra | June 30, 2009, 8:41 am
  10. Good job., Buy Phentermine, >:(, Klonopin, =P, viagra en ligne, >:)), Buy Ambien, mkxma, Buy Cigarettes, kdqyrz,

    Posted by cialis | June 30, 2009, 9:40 am
  11. Best Wishes!, Phentermine
    , 786448, Buy Cialis, %-[[[, Buy Viagra online, 424, Zolpidem, =-PP, Cialis
    , bucko,

    Posted by Cheap Phentermine | June 30, 2009, 11:53 am
  12. Good job., Cigarettes, :-( (, Tramadol
    , 5125, Buy Ativan, 8O, Buy Valium, dzzbu, Viagra
    , 896646,

    Posted by acheter kamagra | June 30, 2009, 12:39 pm
  13. Nise site., Marlboro Cigarettes, 402053, Zolpidem, eidguk, Diazepam, pjt, Buy Viagra, iryqe, Cheap Cigarettes, auws,

    Posted by Cheap Ambien | June 30, 2009, 12:46 pm
  14. Good job., kamagra billig, %-(((, Buy Phentermine, %)), Valium, %-)), Buy Cialis, 702, Buy Ativan, ujowj,

    Posted by viagra bestellen | June 30, 2009, 1:36 pm

Post a comment

Connect With Us Ya Hmeer!

resume resume

Recent Posts

3la Aysh Sufayt?: A Sovereign Palestinian State
January 30, 2012
By Husam
Let’s Kill Obama! (And the Subsequent Fracas)
January 27, 2012
By Yazan
Saleh Gone: What Next?
January 26, 2012
By Abubakr
Kuwaiti Youth Are Stuffed Goats
January 25, 2012
By Guest
Logik Politik
January 24, 2012
By Guest
Inshallah, Kashmir
January 19, 2012
By Sana
The Hypocrisy on Palestine
January 19, 2012
By Guest
Let’s Talk About Sectarianism, Baby
January 18, 2012
By Abubakr
Diary of a Bad Man
January 17, 2012
By Nabeelah
In Defense of Resistance: Hezbollah and the Syrian Intifada
January 16, 2012
By Yazan
America’s Most Lethal Navy SEAL Sniper
January 12, 2012
By OmarS
Israel: South Sudan’s Big Brother
January 11, 2012
By Nabeelah
Not Just Decor: The Struggle for Real Women’s Rights in Lebanon
January 10, 2012
By Guest
Don’t Ignore Ron Paul
January 9, 2012
By OmarS
History of US Intervention in Iran
January 6, 2012
By Sana