The EU didn’t do a thing, a newspaper in Denmark printed the cartoons. Denmark isn’t Saudi Arabia. They get to do that.
Then the question is; why did they chose to publish it, while they already knew the consequences. Muslims are generally uneducated, extremely sensitive and under threat of radical islamism.
Because they’re a newspaper, a private company, and there are no laws against it in Denmark. Move to Denmark, get elected to office, change the law. That’s how it works. The level of ignorance in the Muslim world is irrelevant.
Anyway, the Muslims to my knowledge have not yet published anything about Jesus Christ or anything associated yet. You should ask yourself why?
If it religious tolerance we’re discussing here, dare I mention Jews? A tad of religious intolerance there perhaps? i am sorry but before the cartoon was published there were no problem
Right, no problem for you.
Please, get back to me on the Muslim respect for religion and Jews thing. I've noticed a thing of two in the Arab press you might have missed.
 [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, March 27, 2004] |
 Sharon eats Palestinian children. [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, March 22, 2004] |
 Jew is Satan. Pope says: “Peace on Earth” Satan-Jew: “Colonies on Earth” [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida March 22, 2000] |
 On old man: "the 20th century" On young man: "the 21st century" Above dwarf Jew with Star of David: “The Disease of the Century” [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida Dec. 28, 1999] |
 The U.S. using Israel to hold up the Arab World |
 Star of David and Kippa (skullcap) on the Rat. Text on the cheese: “Arab Homeland” Text on the knife: “USA” [Al - Hayat Al-Jadida Aug. 20, 2001] |
 Donkey with Talit [Jewish prayer shawl] marched through streets of Ramallah. [Note - PA religious leaders and PA school books [published in 2000] compare Jews to donkeys. |
 Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (PA), June 12, 2003 |
 Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (PA), June 24, 2003 |
 Al-Quds (PA), July 22, 2003 |
 Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (PA), June 17, 2003 |
 Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (PA), June 23, 2003 |
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 Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (PA), June 12, 2003. , the day after the No. 14 bus suicide bombing in Jerusalem, showing torn body parts of a man who blew up |
 The weekly Akhbar Al-Yawm published a cartoon on March 12, 2005, in which President Bush is portrayed as an angel, but with cloven hooves and a pointy tail:. |
 In light of Egyptian-U.S. tensions, Egyptian government newspapers published a number of anti-American cartoons in recent days. The daily Al-Akhbar published a cartoon on March 14, 2005, in which Bush looks in a mirror and sees the image of Adolph Hitler |
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"Oh my dears, oh lion cubs [boys] of Palestine, oh, flowers [girls] of Palestine, oh, future of Palestine, oh power and splendor of Palestine.
"From you [came] the world hero, Fares 'Ouda. He is the symbol of the Palestinian people, who stands in heroism, pride, and willpower with the Palestinian stone facing the Israeli tank.
"This is the people of heroes that does not fear the tank, and does not fear the airplane, and does not fear the missile, and they cling to their place until Judgment Day. The Prophet [Muhammad] said: 'A group from among you will remain… standing on guard against your enemies. Their enemies will not triumph over them, and they will triumph, with Allah's help.'
"Thus it was said to the Messenger [Muhammad]: 'Where are they [the members of that group]? 'Who are they [the members of that group]?' [The Prophet Muhammad said]: '[They are] from Jerusalem its environs, from Jerusalem and its environs. And they stand [against their enemies] until Judgment Day, and every Shahid among them [is worth] 40 Shahids among you.'
"To whom did [the Prophet] say this? To his companions! He said to them: 'One Shahid from those [fighting for Jerusalem] is equal in value to 40 Shahids from [his companions]. This is the privilege Allah has given to you, oh boys and girls of Palestine…"
Yasser Arafat's Speech Marking International Day of the Child 2003, to Children of Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees Held by Israel, The Muqata'a, Ramallah .
