Muslim outrage exposes deep rifts

San Jose Mercury News ^ | 2/4/06 | Jan Olson

[ProtectOurFreedom]

[down near the bottom of the story is the local Silicon Valley reaction]

Imams at mosques across the Bay Area addressed the issue during worship Friday afternoon, asking congregants to "respond in the spirit of Islam,"said Samina Faheem-Sundas, executive director of the American Muslim Voice, a Newark-based non-profit, educational group.

Faheem-Sundas was critical not just of the Danish newspaper that first published the caricatures last year, but also of the Mercury News, for running the story about the furor that resulted, and a photo of one of the caricatures.

Ibrahim said CAIR will step-up its local education campaign about Islam and Muslims, similar to interfaith community dialogues it held last year when it distributed copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The Merc, in a nod to Muzzie sensitivities and thin skin, merely showed a very tiny picture on page A14 of the front page of the German newspaper Die Bild which showed one of the mild cartoons. Even this is too much for our thin-skinned friends.

I especially like the notion of our local congregants responding in the spirit of Islam. I guess that means we can look forward to some Bay Area beheadings, suicide bombings, kidnappings, and embassy burnings in the coming days.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

"respond in the spirit of Islam,"...

Uh oh, more rioting, beheadings and bombings coming...

[Paradox]

I'd love to see them try and riot here, I'm sure there are plenty of good ol boys who would take things into their own hands..

[martin_fierro]

The Murky Nuz is one of the most timid, provincial and lame newspapers in a major metropolitan area. Not fit to even line a parakeet age.

[bnelson44]

There is a world-wide Muslim uprising over this. I wouldn't down play it in any way.

[livius]

They should pick a different spirit. Responding in the "spirit of Islam" is not good news for the rest of us.

[kjo]

If it's going to start, let it start. We can begin cleaning them out.

[blam]

"The Murky Nuz is one of the most timid, provincial and lame newspapers in a major metropolitan area. Not fit to even line a parakeet age."

Yup. I remember. I met city councilman Norman Mineta when I was attending SJ City College in the mid-'60's.

[Zarro]

CAIR will step-up its local education campaign about Islam and Muslims

Oh, I think we're all getting an education this last five years, all right....

It's becoming quite evident: you will be assimilated, or you will be dead.

[randog]

They should pick a different spirit. Responding in the "spirit of Islam" is not good news for the rest of us.

Yeah, that's not particularly reassuring.

[oldbrowser]

``In the West, freedom of speech is sacred; to us, the prophet is sacred.''

Sounds like the irresistible force and the immovable object.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

I'm locked and loaded, FWIW.

[Travis McGee]

Radical Islam is an insane murder cult; moderate Islam is its Trojan Horse in the West.

[2111USMC]

I agree.

I don't understand why everyone seems to make this situation so complicated.

They want all of Western Civilization dead. Most of Western Civilization would like to see them dead.

Why don't both sides just get together and resolve the issue?

:)

[roaddog727]

Islamic sensitivities - now that's an oxymoron if ever I heard one

[polymuser]

Plenty of good ol' boys with a weapons cache, plenty of rounds, radios, scopes, GPS, ATVs, 4WDs, fuel, food, camogear, and a very strong desire to end this b.s. Yep.

[Paradox]

And I got a feeling that once the good ol' boys started, they'd be joined by quite a few 'amigos' and 'bruthas'...

[sheik yerbouty]

FM if the mullahs can't take a joke..