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New Jersey Muslims Respond to Cartoon Controversy

February 5, 2006

Source: Herald News

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MDYmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY4NzU0MDkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkz

On February 5, 2006 the Herald News reported, "Along the Arabic-speaking business corridor that straddles Paterson and Clifton, television sets Saturday were tuned to protests sweeping Muslim communities worldwide over a series of...

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Detroit-Area Muslims Respond to Controversy Over Cartoon Depictions of Prophet

February 4, 2006

Source: Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060204/NEWS05/602040372/-1/BUSINESS07

On February 4, 2006 the Detroit Free Press reported, "Michigan Muslims joined others in the Islamic world Friday in denouncing European newspapers that have published cartoons they say defame Islam and the Prophet Muhammad... in Michigan, the concern was restrained. There were no demonstrations. One leader, while saying...

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At Leeds Mosque, Sikh, Christians, and Muslims Gather for Vigil of Respect

February 4, 2006

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4681284.stm

On February 4, 2006 BBC News reported, "Christian, Muslim and Sikh leaders have held a vigil at a Leeds mosque to show respect for each other's faiths. They gathered outside the Stratford Street mosque in Beeston on Sunday as Muslims gather for afternoon prayers.

The Yorkshire and Humber Faiths Forum called the meeting after the protests sparked by the Muhammad cartoons...

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Tarek Fatah Asks, "What Would Prophet Muhammad Have Done?"

February 4, 2006

Source: Muslim Wake Up!

http://www.muslimwakeup.com/main/archives/2006/02/what_would_prop.php#more

On February 4, 2006 Muslim Wake Up! ran an opinion piece by Tarek Fatah, host of a weekly TV show on CTS-TV, The Muslim Chronicle, and the communication director of the Muslim Canadian Congress. Fatah writes, "Keep to forgiveness (O Muhammad), and enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant. - The Qur'an, Chapter 7, Verse 199. During his...

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Opinion: "What Would Muhammad Do?"

February 3, 2006

Source: CAIR Press Release

http://www.cair-net.org/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=38841&theType=NB

On February 3, 2006 a CAIR Press Release issued an opinion piece written by CAIR's communications director, Ibrahim Hooper. Hooper writes, "'You do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with them with forgiveness and kindness.' (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

That description of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad is a summary of how he...

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The Vatican Criticizes Western Media for Publishing Cartoons of Prophet

February 3, 2006

Source: The Washington Times

Wire Service: UPI

http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20060203-024326-2031r.htm

On February 3, 2006 United Press International reported, "The Vatican Friday criticized western media for inflaming the Muslim world by running derogatory cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed. Cardinal Archille Silvestrini, head of the Vatican's department for Eastern Churches, told the Corriere della Sera freedom is not an...

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Opinion: "The Freedom That Hurts Us"

February 3, 2006

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1701041,00.html

On February 3, 2006 The Guardian ran an opinion piece by Sarah Joseph, editor of "emel: the muslim lifestyle magazine," on the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper. Joseph writes, "In Britain, we should realise that Muslims here will be angry if the pictures are gratuitously published in British papers - not...

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Cartoon Crisis Exacerbates Danish Muslims' Integration Struggle

February 3, 2006

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1701273,00.html

On February 3, 2006 The Guardian reported, "Every conversation quickly comes round to the subject, and opinion has become sharply polarised. The majority of Danes can't see what the fuss is about - a 'storm in a teacup', said one, while Danish Muslims are incensed by what they see as only the latest evidence of an increasingly Islamophobic country. Such sharp divisions over Islam...

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Jewish Leaders Speak Out About High Rates of Anti-Semitism

February 3, 2006

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/race/story/0,,1701150,00.html

On February 3, 2006 The Guardian reported, "Jewish community leaders yesterday described the level of anti-Semitism in Britain as unacceptably high as it emerged that the number of incidents last year was the second highest on record. The Community Security Trust recorded 455 anti-semitic race hate incidents throughout the UK in 2005, continuing the rising trend since 1979 when 219...

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British Foreign Secretary Speaks Out Against Re-publication of "Insensitive" Cartoons

February 3, 2006

Source: Yahoo! News

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/03022006/344/straw-attacks-cartoon-publication.html

On February 3, 2006 Yahoo! News reported, "[British] Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has launched a fierce attack on the decision by some media outlets to republish the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. The images first appeared in Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, depicting Muhammad wearing a turban shaped like a bomb, and another showing him saying...

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Editorial: "Cartoons and Their Context"

February 3, 2006

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1701092,00.html

On February 3, 2006 The Guardian ran an editorial on the controversy over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad first printed in a Danish newspaper in September 2005. The Guardian's editorial staff writes, "Context matters very much in the case of the cartoons of Muhammad... It is one thing to assert the right to publish an image of the prophet. As long as that is not illegal - and not...

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Editorial: "The Freedom to Blaspheme"

February 3, 2006

Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-cartoon03feb03,0,1419165.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials

On February 3, 2006 the Los Angeles Times ran an editorial that commented, "The cartoons are undeniably offensive to Muslims. Yet the overreaction by opportunistic, authoritarian governments and backpedaling European officials has been deeply disappointing... What's...

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