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2006-02-02
Meanwhile, a Jordanian gossip tabloid on defiantly published three of the cartoons that have triggered outrage in the Arab and Muslim world.

"Muslims of the world, be reasonable," said the editor-in-chief of the weekly independent newspaper Al-Shihan in an editorial alongside the cartoons, including the one showing the Muslim religion's founder wearing a bomb-shaped turban.

"What brings more prejudice against Islam, these caricatures or pictures of a hostage-taker slashing the throat of his victim in front of the cameras or a suicide bomber who blows himself up during a wedding ceremony in Amman?" wrote Jihad Momani.

He told the AFP news service he decided to publish the offending cartoons "so people know what they are protesting about... People are attacking drawings that they have not even seen."
Posted by:Nimble Spemble

#8  Hours later, the Jordanian government threatened legal action against Shihan, and the owners of the weekly said they had fired its chief editor, Jihad al-Momani, and withdrawn the issue from sale

So much for being reasonable, eh?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2006-02-02 23:31  

#7  Whutch Threth6418;

Que sorpresa!
Posted by: Scott R   2006-02-02 22:46  

#6  Jihad didn't last long, see In the Arab world, a Jordanian newspaper, Shihan, took the bold step Thursday of running some of the drawings, saying it wanted to show its readers how offensive the cartoons were but also urging the world's Muslims to "be reasonable." Its editorial noted that Jyllands-Posten had apologized, "but for some reason, nobody in the Muslim world wants to hear the apology."

Hours later, the Jordanian government threatened legal action against Shihan, and the owners of the weekly said they had fired its chief editor, Jihad al-Momani, and withdrawn the issue from sale
Posted by: Whutch Threth6418   2006-02-02 21:21  

#5  Strangely enough, I feel a bit better about Jordan after reading this. Especially considering a cousin of mine married a Jordanian in Amman last month. AIEEEE!
Posted by: Whutch Threth6418   2006-02-02 20:08  

#4  Wow, Jihad may have found himself a new jihad.
Posted by: Hupomoger Clans9827   2006-02-02 18:27  

#3  Jihad Momani is the voice of reason?

I guess it's true that only Nixon can go to China.
Posted by: SLO Jim   2006-02-02 17:42  

#2  "Muslims of the world, be reasonable,"

Yeah. Good luck with that...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-02-02 17:08  

#1  Oh no! Uproar! Seething! Anger!
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2006-02-02 17:07  

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