 Hundreds of Danish Muslims have been demonstrating in Copenhagen against the reprinting of a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad they consider offensive. The cartoon depicts the Prophet with a bomb in his turban.
| The reprint came after the murder plot against the cartoonist was made public. The plotters were Rosicrucians. |
| The Rosy Moon-Shaped Thingy ... |
All major Danish newspapers decided to republish it after Danish intelligence said it had uncovered a plot to kill one of the cartoonists. Protestors marched in the capital's streets shouting "God is Great!" and "Freedom of speech is like a plague!".
| How can you argue with that kind of logic? |
Many carried the black and white flags of Hizb ut-Tahrir - the radical Islamic party that calls for the creation of a caliphate. Earlier, at Friday prayers, Danish Muslims from many backgrounds expressed frustration that one of the cartoons they find so offensive could have been printed again.
| "Those dhimmis don't learn, do they? Mahmoud! Get the signs!" |
Weary resignation
Many said they simply could not understand the motive unless it was hatred for Islam.
| I never really felt any hatred toward Islam until the Mohammedans started killing large numbers of people. Now I don't like it much. |
But the overwhelming mood was not so much anger but weary resignation; a sense that they have been through this crisis once before and nothing has been learnt.
| We were rolling-our-eyes tired of it within moments of the start of the last round of riots. |
Some Danish Muslims said they felt the problem was not the Danish people who were, if not well informed about Islam, at least generally liberal. Instead, they pointed the finger of blame at the Danish media, saying it had stirred controversy instead of trying to help mend community relations. On Tuesday, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service said it had uncovered a plot by three Muslims in Denmark to kill one of the cartoonists.
| ... and those bastards refused to sweep it under the rug. |
Two of the men, who are not Danish citizens, are due to be expelled to Tunisia rather than put on trial.
| "Get øut ånd ståy øut, turbån bøi!" |
Many Danish Muslims criticised this decision, saying it would be better to examine the evidence and punish the men if they were really guilty. |
