we’re having a respectful (but frustrating at times) discussion at Pourquois Pas - I hope you’ll chime in if time allows you to - some issues re: Islam are brought up, and

you’re the best one to address them.

Hope to see you

it has eman’s name in the quiz on question 10!

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CARTOON BATTLE?
Test your knowledge with this exciting

quiz.

Question 1. According to what protestors are demanding, how long is the boycott expected to
last?

a) Until the Danish government makes a really,

really convincing apology.
b) Until the European Union makes a really, really
convincing apology.
c) Until Denmark surrenders free speech and declares

saying anything negative about Islam is a criminal
offense.
d) Until Europe implements Sharia law.
e) Until the cartoonists are beheaded.
f) Forever,

apparently.
g) Answers (e) and (f)
h) One or more of the above.

Question 2. How many Danish flags have been burned in the Muslim world since protests

began?

a) Zero. Muslims are far too civilized to engage in
such uncouth behavior.
b) Between 1-5. There is always a few wackos out
there.
c)

Between 6-11. And sometimes there are a few more
wackos out there.
d) 12. An appropriate number. The same as the number
of offensive cartoons.
e)

60. A more appropriate number. Five times as many
as the number of cartoons.
f) Too many to count.

Question 3. How many Swedish flags have been

burned in the Muslim world since the protests began?

a) Zero, what does Sweden have to do with all this?
b) At least one.

Question 4. How many Swiss

flags have been burned in the Muslim world since the protests began?

a) Zero, what does Switzerland have to do with all
this?
b) At least

one.

Question 5. How many Jordanian flags have been burned in the Muslim world since the republication of the cartoons in Jordanian papers?

a) Zero.
b)

Zero. I think.
c) Approximately 250-300 flags.

Question 6. How many American and Israeli flags have been burned in the Muslim world since protests began?

a) 1 American flag, 3 Israeli flag
b) 2 American flags, 1 Israeli flag
c) 18 American flags, 7 Israeli flags
d) Who cares? They burn the American and Israeli

flags all the time in the part of the world.

(note by Tomb. think he meant to say - part of this world)

Question 7. What stance did the Vatican take on the

issue of the cartoons?

a) Basically, that they were reprehensible and that
freedom of speech isn’t an excuse to vilify
somebody’s religion.
b) That

this served those damn Muslims right for what
happened during the Crusades!
c) That they were really funny.
d) That they were great works of art and should

be in
a museum.

Question 8. In what country did dozens of MPs gather to celebrate the torching of the Danish and
Norwegian flags?

a) Saudi

Arabia
b) Pakistan
c) Nigeria
d) Mauritania
e) Indonesia

Question 9. Which of the following events sparked the most outrage the Islamic world?

a)

The 9/11 attacks in New York in the name of Allah.
b) The Bali bombings in the name of Allah.
c) The 7/11 attacks in Madrid in the name of Allah.
d) The 7/7

attacks in London in the name of Allah.
e) The Jordanian wedding bombing in the name of
Allah.
f) The constant terrorist attacks on Muslims by other

Muslims in Iraq too often in the name of Allah.
g) The Holocaust denial statements of Ahmadinejad.
h) The planned display of Holocaust cartoons by a
leading

Iranian newspaper.
i) The murder of Christians by Muslim extremists on
the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in the name of
Allah.
j) Numerous disrespectul

jokes told throughout the
Arab world about Allah and the Prophets (as cited
by “Iraq the Model” blogger Omar).
k) The Darfur conflict in the Sudan.
l)

Saddam Hussein’s years of tyranny (including
murdering Shi’ite clerics and their families) in
the name of Satan.
m) The Taliban’s destruction of

ancient Buddhist
statues in the name of Allah.
n) The murder of Theo van Gogh in the Netherlands in
the name of Allah.
o) The synagogue bombing in

Tunisia in the name of
Allah.
p) The synagogue bombing in Turkey in the name of
Allah.
q) The murder of Hariri in the name of Syrian

hegemony.
r) The murder of contractor Paul Johnson in Saudi
Arabia in the name of Allah.
s) The murder of Margarat Hassan in the name of
Allah, greed,

nationalism, who knows?
t) “Honor killings” in the name of family pride.
u) All events, a-t combined.
v) Some stupid cartoons published in a newspaper no

one ever heard of in a country most people in the
Muslim world couldn’t find on a map and nobody
anywhere cares too much about. [Sorry Danish

people!]

Question 10. Who is Nas’s favorite blogger (besides himself)?

a) Khalidah
b) Eman (of Aqua Cool)
c) Nobody but himself.
d) Michelle

Malkin.

Answers:

1. (h) is the correct answer. At least I think it
is . . .
2. (f) is the correct answer.
3. (b) is the correct answer. What’s the

difference
between a Swede and a Dane?
They’re both Scandinavian anyway.
4. (b) is the correct answer. What’s the difference
between a

Swiss and a Dane?
They’re both European anyway.
5. (a) or (b) will suffice.
6. (d) is the correct answer.
7. (a) is the correct answer.
8. (c) is the

correct answer. See here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4689314.stm
9. (v) of course, is the correct answer. After all,
what could be more

offensive than that?
10.(d) Malkin, who else? You know! The one Nas calls
“the voice of reason in an unreasonable world.”

tends to get lost in all this discussion of ‘right to freedom of expression’ is that with rights come responsibilities. Yes, you have the right to express yourself freely, but with

that right comes the responsibility to do so in a responsible and decent manner. That means not publishing things that serve no other purpose but to offend people and

inflame public sentiment.

And I totally agree with your assessment about this double standard, that it’s OK and even noble for the Danish and French to exercise their

right of free speech, no matter how irresponsibly they do this, but when Muslims protest peacefully, by a boycott or by demonstrations, suddenly they are intolerant, extreme,

and uncivilized. Ridiculous!

put on an eternal black list?
I am Danish and I would really like to know how this could be put to an end. Not because I am worried about our economy but because I don’t

like seeing our flag burn on a daily basis.

airheads”, would provoke so much hatred towards us, simply because we said: we don’t accept this! I still see no problem in us expressing how we felt in a peaceful

way.” […]

most of them. Of course anyone who is offended by something a newspaper publishes has the right to complain, to the paper and to the government if the publication is

inflammatory or dangerous (as the cartoons arguably were). Of course they have the right to boycott the paper, or its advertisers, or related products (though I think the

latter a bit silly). And, most important, (to me) they have the right to respond in writing, to criticize the publication, etc. That’s the great thing about having (mostly) free

speech.

But that isn’t what happened is it?

When westerners are saying “grow up,” and “shut up,” they’re not talking about peaceful protests, or requests for

apologies. They’re talking about death threats, and people in the street with signs saying kill all the danes, and burning embassies.

Islam is not only a divine religion as well it is a civilization of centuries ,you and I are proud to be part and we are part of a mass that represent fifth of the world ,such a

mass did not congregate hubhuserdly. this mass was attracted by the beautiful merits of our Islam ,i dont know the percentage of the non speaking Arabic of our Muslim

brothers but maybe same as the Arab speaking ,just to show the world how Islam spread and routed the Islamic message and for what ? for the Islamic attractive merritts

.
I would only be annoyed to see others take advantages ,to poke and aggravate us Muslims in an unwelcome attuied trying to ridicule our belives to an extent they did

suceed ,but mine is much to strong ,and too tolerant and much to deep routed in me and within my self to give me strength of warm feelings ,my belief is way and way and

above an EVENT ,irrespective what this event, my believe will never change or react .If needs to react it will react by the gifts given to me by Alaah ,he gave me a mind and

Alaah gave me ability to subject and use other tools such as LOGIC the language of Tolerance and understanding .How predictable we are to respond to such an a event

,and how much did we achieve ,we are still a nation of consumers ,only when we start to produce our needs we then can boycott effectively .Why not use Alaahs given gifts

to us , that is our wealth of Oil and stop the export of oil to the west for exsamble .
At the end Eman ,how much we Muslims ,the same Muslims who demonstrated and

boycotted same Muslims the very same Muslims how much of them they have done for Jerusalem .

condemns violent protesters

Muslims protested at London’s Danish embassy on Saturday, as the row over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad

continues.

A leading UK Muslim has criticised Muslims who advocated violence in earlier protests. He said those who advocated violence over cartoons of the Prophet

Muhammad should be prosecuted.

Muslim Public Affairs Committee chairman Asghar Bukhari said he was outraged by the behaviour of some protesters whom he

described as “thugs” in London.

See the

rel="nofollow">video of the protest.

rel="nofollow">An interview with leading UK Muslim Asghar Bukhari.

From:

rel="nofollow">http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/02/muslim-leader-comdemns-violent.html

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