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| Calgary Muslims May Sue Over Cartoons |
| 2006-02-14 |
| Yes, comes as a shock to me, too... "The head of Calgary's Muslim community is considering a civil lawsuit against two local publishers for reprinting controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad -- images that have sparked deadly riots overseas. "Syed Soharwardy, president of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, said he would consult lawyers to see whether it was possible to sue the Jewish Free Press and conservative Western Standard, which have published the cartoons; the general-circulation Calgary Herald has not. More: Feb. 10, etc. |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #6 I remember when an adult-oriented comic was banned in Canada because it "depicted rape". What it actually depicted was a fully-clothed woman beating the snot out of two would-be rapists. Hardly the same thing. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-02-14 18:58 |
| #5 I think it's time to bring in Judge Judy. Can we borrow her for this case? |
| Posted by: Hupomoger Clans9827 2006-02-14 18:35 |
| #4 Perhaps friend Syed Soharwardy should consider suing his parents for hanging such a (fill in the blank here) name on him. |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2006-02-14 14:51 |
| #3 I'll bet that a "double secret fatwa" has been issued. It's certainly allowed by the Quran (although it's questionable in the Koran). |
| Posted by: DoDo 2006-02-14 14:24 |
| #2 This is Canada. They might win. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2006-02-14 14:15 |
| #1 Calgary Muslims May Sue Over Cartoons I suppose we should all take heart that this group is sufficiently Westernized whereby they are filing a lawsuit instead of issuing death fatwas. Too bad they do not comprehend that freedom of speech pretty much precludes awards against ordinary standard artistic license. They should just go ahead and print all of Iran's Holocaust cartoons to get even. That ought to raise their community standing immeasurably. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-02-14 14:09 |