Posted on 10/01/2009 8:54:52 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Muslims need to develop a sense of humor and an appreciation of satire — and they need to understand that they are not "free of being mocked or being offended," says the Danish caricaturist whose cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad incited rage throughout the Muslim world four years ago.
Kurt Westergaard told roughly a dozen listeners Wednesday night that he will "always" be ready to defend an individual's right to religious freedom.
"As the Danish tradition is for satire, we say you can speak freely, you can vote, you can speak out anytime, but there's only one thing you can't do — you can't be free of being mocked or being offended," Westergaard said. "That's the conditions in Denmark and so many countries."
Westergaard spoke at a private residence in midtown Manhattan in conjunction with the Hudson New York Briefing Council. It was just his second appearance in the U.S. since the 2005 publication of his notorious cartoon, which depicted Muhammad wearing a turban resembling a lit bomb. In Islam, any depiction of Muhammad is forbidden and considered blasphemy.
Westergaard's controversial cartoon was one of 12 that appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September 2005 and led to widespread violent protests throughout the Middle East, Asia, Denmark and Africa. Three men were arrested last year in Denmark for allegedly plotting to assassinate him.
Security at Wednesday night's event was heightened, with two uniformed New York Police Department officers stationed outside the building as Westergaard spoke. Additional security measures were also taken earlier in the day when Westergaard spoke during a luncheon at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and at Princeton University. He is scheduled to speak at Yale University on Thursday — an appearance that is causing some controversy on the Ivy League campus.
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You can mock them, but then they’ll kill you.
He’s right, but Mohammadanism is the cult of hate and intolerance.
I like this one too :D
So where is the original art today? Will any museum dare to add this historical item to their collection and exhibit it?
Is that the guy who was buying haircare products to make a bomb?
Nations need to give them “Humor Tests” before allowing them in.
That has been silk screened onto some of the sidwalks in my neighborhood.
I get to walk on Mohammed too.
Part of their religious training is to develop a thin skin...
Nations need to give them “Humor Tests” before allowing them in.....
I agree. They could start with: “Muhammad walked into a bar and there were three pigs drinking.....”
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