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Demonstrators damaged a McDonald's restraunt in Pakistan's most violent protests so far.

The commentariat's response to the Danish cartoons that mocked Muhammad reminds me of the iconic scene in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Challenged to a duel by a scimitar-wielding enemy, Indiana Jones draws a pistol and dispatches the swordsman without further ado. In my analogy, Indiana Jones, however, is the Muslim world. His showy opponent is the West, which has unleashed its penmen on rampaging Muslim mobs to convolute about the values of freedom of expression, enquiry and conscience. How have Muslims responded to these lofty disquisitions? As Indiana Jones did, lethally – by calling for the heads of the...

His street name is Skinner.. and prison pals say he sold drugs for 'Muslim cause' By Tom Parry And Oonagh Blackman, Political Editor THE Muslim protester who dressed as a suicide bomber was arrested and returned to prison today, police confirmed. Student Omar Khayam was pictured outside the Danish embassy in London wearing the disturbing outfit during a protest over the cartoons featuring the prophet Mohammed. Bedfordshire police said they arrested the 22-year-old this morning and took him to prison. Khayam was jailed in 2002 for possessing the drug with intent to supply. A source claimed yesterday he vowed to...

Reports: London demonstrator on parole for drug dealing LONDON, England -- A man who dressed as a suicide bomber during London protests against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed has been arrested, police said.Tuesday morning's arrest of Omar Khayam, 22, of Bedford, north of London, came it emerged he was on parole for drug dealing.Khayam was sentenced to six years in prison in 2002 for possessing crack cocaine with intent to supply [...] released on parole last year after serving half his sentence [...] On Monday, Khayam met reporters outside his home and apologized "wholeheartedly" for his behavior in Friday's protests...

Fabricated cartoons worsened Danish controversy The controversy over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed is expanding, as more Muslims join the boycott and protests against Denmark and various European newspapers decide to publish the cartoons, mostly out of solidarity with Jyllands Posten and to make a strong political stand. One issue that puzzles many Danes is the timing of this outburst. The cartoons were published in September: Why have the protests erupted from Muslims worldwide only now? The person who knows the answer to this question is Ahmed Abdel Rahman Abu Laban, a man that the Washington Post...