Source: CAIR Press Release

http://www.cair-net.org/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=1982&theType=NR

On February 8, 2006 a CAIR Press Release reported, "The Council on American-Islamic Relations today condemned a plan by an Iranian newspaper to solicit cartoons denying the Nazi Holocaust.

Iran’s Hamshahri newspaper says the contest is in reaction to the publication in Europe of cartoons mocking Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The...

MPAC

http://www.mpac.org/issues/islamophobia/american-muslim-leaders-meet-with-danish-ambassador-to-help-combat-defamation-from-danish-media.php

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald/Newsday

http://smh.com.au/news/world/outrage-born-from-a-broader-sense-of-alienation/2006/02/07/1139074228935.html

On February 8, 2006 Newsday reported, "Their anger was raw. Several New York Muslims protesting against the caricatures of the prophet Muhammad became irate when asked if the global furore was an overreaction.

'Do you know the atrocities that are happening to...

Source: Billboard Radio Monitor

http://billboardradiomonitor.com/radiomonitor/news/format/talk/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001994170

On February 8, 2006 the Billboard Radio Monitor reported, "After attracting world-wide attention, Clear Channel talk KFI Los Angeles morning man Bill Handel and Clear Channel have apologized to Muslims for comments Handel made on his Jan. 12 show. The Southern California...

Source: Houston Chronicle

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3643548.html

On February 8, 2006 the Houston Chronicle reported, "Islamic leaders are outraged that a sign with anti-Muslim sentiments left near a southeast Houston mosque will not likely be pursued by authorities as a hate crime.

The large plywood sign, written in black crayon, labeled Muslims as the enemy and included a bearded character representing the Prophet Muhammad....

Source: Minnesota Public Radio

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2006/02/14_combsm_sepharad/

On February 8, 2006 Minnesota Public Radio reported, "Modern news headlines are a constant reminder of religious conflict... But a concert in Minneapolis suggests there's another side to the story. David Harris has traveled extensively through the Middle East and North Africa studying Sephardic music. He says on his travels he heard stories...

Source: American Jewish Committee press release

Source: The Evening Star

http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=znews&itemid=IPED07%20Feb%202006%2008%3A53%3A34%3A303

On February 7, 2006 The Evening Star reported, "A Suffolk race equality group today said taking the crosses off hot cross buns was “nonsensical...

Source: National Review

http://nationalreview.com/symposium/symposium200602070754.asp

On February 7, 2006 the National Review reported, "In light of the anger unleashed, National Review Online asked some experts on Islam and/or the Mideast for their read on what's going on and what can/should be done. We asked each: Is this a clash of civilizations we're watching? What can be done? By Muslims? By everyone else?... Mustafa Akyol, a Turkish Muslim writer based...

Source: International Herald Tribune

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/06/opinion/edvatik.php?rss

On February 7, 2006 the International Herald Tribune ran an opinion piece by Michael Vatikiotis, a visiting research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. Vatikiotis writes, "Many casual observers see the attacks on liberal Islamic movements, the closure of bars and the steady drumbeat of hard-line Islamic rhetoric [in Indonesia] as...

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald/AAP

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mainstream-media-takes-a-cautious-line-over-blasphemous-cartoons/2006/02/06/1139074171391.html

On February 7, 2006 The Sydney Morning Herald/AAP reported, "Cartoons of the prophet Muhammad that have enraged the Muslim world have had limited exposure in Australia, where the mainstream media has taken the pragmatic...

Source: Hindu American Foundation press release

http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/media_press_release_muslim_cartoon.htm

On February 7, 2006 a Hindu American Foundation press release reported, "The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) condemned today a collection of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed that were first published by a Danish newspaper... 'Though as Americans we are committed to freedom of speech and expression, cartoonists...

Source: The Advertiser

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,18068524%255E1702,00.html

On February 7, 2006 The Advertiser reported, "The controversial cartoons of the prophet Mohammed, which have caused outrage around the Islamic world, are unlikely to be found offensive under Victoria's anti-vilification laws. The Racial and Religious Tolerance Act deals with behaviour that incites hatred, serious contempt,...

Source: The Miami Herald

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/13808624.htm

On February 7, 2006 The Miami Herald ran an editorial that commented, "The rioting that has erupted across the Middle East in reaction to caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed published in Europe is a predictable if overwrought reaction to what now seems like a calculated offense against Islam. We support the right of editors to decide what to publish in their publications....