Sudan protests at Danish cartoons

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27-02-2008, 04:50 PM
Dan2nd

Sudan protests at Danish cartoons

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Originally Posted by BBC.co.uk/news

Thousands of people are demonstrating in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, in protest at the reprinting of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
The cartoons were reprinted in Danish newspapers two years after they first prompted worldwide protests.

President Omar al-Bashir called for a Muslim boycott of Danish goods and said Danes were no longer welcome in Sudan.

The German interior minister has called on European newspapers to reprint the cartoons, which he described as lousy.

Worldwide protests

Protests have taken place in Indonesia, the Gaza Strip, Pakistan, and Denmark since the cartoons were reprinted.

Correspondents say many protesters feel that Denmark has learnt little since the publication of the cartoons two years ago, which prompted protests and rioting across the world.

At least 50 people were killed and three Danish embassies were attacked in 2006.

In Sudan, the government-organised rally was mostly peaceful, though the atmosphere was highly charged, and there were some reports of stone throwing. Roads in central Khartoum were closed and traffic was brought to a standstill.

Leaflets handed out called for an official apology from the Danish government.

Sudan's president called for Danes to stay away from Sudan
"We urge all Muslims around the world to boycott Danish commodities, goods, companies, institutions, organisations and personalities," President Bashir told crowds outside the Republic Palace in Khartoum.

"Not a single Danish foot will from now on desecrate the land of Sudan," he added.

It was not immediately clear how many Danes live in Sudan or if those banned include diplomats.

On Tuesday, Sudan said it had banned the import of Danish goods.

German support

In an interview, German's interior minister gave his backing to the Danish newspapers' decision to reprint the cartoons.

"I have respect for the fact that Danish newspapers have now all printed the Muhammad caricatures, on the basis we will not let ourselves to be divided," Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted as saying by the German weekly news magazine Die Zeit.

"Actually, all European newspapers should now print these caricatures, with the explanation: 'We also find them lousy, but the exercise of press freedom is no reason to practise violence'," Mr Schaeuble said.

It really annoys me that this is being made into a huge thing again and we're expected to be extra sensitive towards people who practise other religions but it's ok when people take a pop at christianity and have cartoons or Tv shows that take the mick out of our faiths.

Here's a picture of the oh so terrible cartoon of muhammad that caused all of this

http://aussie_news_views.typepad.com...hammed_pic.jpg
27-02-2008, 05:15 PM
jackass

Those muslims are strange people. :rolleyes:
27-02-2008, 05:18 PM
Roboevil

We used to live like that about 2,000 years ago.
27-02-2008, 06:29 PM
efq

not being racists but muslims or terroist type of people try to make USA and UK look bad and do anything to get money out of us or make us fight.
27-02-2008, 06:41 PM
Frodo13.

The question now is what Muslims don't find offensive tbh.
27-02-2008, 06:45 PM
Hitman

It's what things are like nower days, and possibly it'd be satire? Not sure.

I remember it being on CNN last year, they're still mad! :o
27-02-2008, 07:07 PM
Virgin Mary

Why don't they just shut up and be happy the church hasn't taken out a copyright case against them?
27-02-2008, 08:27 PM
-Xiangu-

I agree with some of the comments but Alot of muslims are just really cool people. I only know two and they are awesome
27-02-2008, 08:29 PM
Dan2nd

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Originally Posted by Artemidorus

I agree with some of the comments but Alot of muslims are just really cool people. I only know two and they are awesome

yeah I totally agree with that I know someone whos Muslim and he's totally sound it's not actually the people I have issues with is the goverment and the media really
27-02-2008, 08:35 PM
GhostFace-

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Originally Posted by Biogeneric

Those muslims are strange people. :rolleyes:

no ur a strage people :(

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Originally Posted by Trader

not being racists but muslims or terroist type of people try to make USA and UK look bad and do anything to get money out of us or make us fight.

not all Muslims are terrorists? have i ever said im going to bomb all the people who use this forum. let this help u http://youtube.com/watch?v=H-W_al7x0cU

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Originally Posted by Frodo13.

The question now is what Muslims don't find offensive tbh.

we find this offencive because Mohammad is our Prophet, and they made a bomb on his head implying he is spreading terrorism.

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Originally Posted by Virgin Mary

Why don't they just shut up and be happy the church hasn't taken out a copyright case against them?

why dont u get off this forum and get a life? Your not virgin Mary.

Edited by Hitman (Forum Moderator): Please don't be rude to other forum members.
27-02-2008, 08:45 PM
jackass

Ghostface, I didn't mean every muslim, I meant those kind.

Yeah, it might be offensive, but what some of those muslims are doing, well...
27-02-2008, 08:47 PM
GhostFace-

well how would you feel if people made a picture of Jesus with a bomb on his head implying that he is a terrorist ?
27-02-2008, 08:49 PM
jackass

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Originally Posted by GhostFace-

well how would you feel if people made a picture of Jesus with a bomb on his head implying that he is a terrorist ?

I'm a Christian, yes, but I would probaly laugh, because I know thats not what he was like.

Even if I did find it offensive, I wouldn't go around killing everyone and making people get out of their country for it.
27-02-2008, 08:49 PM
GhostFace-

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Originally Posted by Biogeneric

I'm a Christian, yes, but I would probaly laugh, because I know thats not what he was like.

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Originally Posted by Biogeneric

Even if I did find it offensive, I would go around killing everyone and making people get out of their country for it.

i need to agree +rep.
27-02-2008, 09:01 PM
Dan2nd

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Originally Posted by GhostFace-

well how would you feel if people made a picture of Jesus with a bomb on his head implying that he is a terrorist ?

I do get offended when people take the mick out of Jesus but kind of just shrug it off and I agree with what you've said not all muslims are like this there are some christian extreamist groups such as the West Boro baptist church who cause massive offensive by saying Jewish people deserved to die during the holocaust and they thank god for 9/11 and I a christian find that totally disgusting like I'm sure you find all these terrorist attacks horrible my main issue is with how everything is blown up ten times worse when something offends a group of muslims then if lets say there was some kind of offensive picture of jesus printed in the paper it's the goverments political correctness to blame not the muslim community
27-02-2008, 09:11 PM
-Xiangu-

I can't really blame muslims who cause no trouble at all to get furious at things the tabloids say. Muslims as a group are always being targetted by the press. The way Muslims are treated by the public in this country is dispicable.
27-02-2008, 09:15 PM
Dan2nd

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Originally Posted by Artemidorus

I can't really blame muslims who cause no trouble at all to get furious at things the tabloids say. Muslims as a group are always being targetted by the press. The way Muslims are treated by the public in this country is dispicable.

Sadley thats the way it'll always be Christians in a muslim country are treated the same way no matter where you live the Minority will be treated badly:(
27-02-2008, 09:24 PM
Roboevil

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Originally Posted by GhostFace-

not all Muslims are terrorists? have i ever said im going to bomb all the people who use this forum. let this help u http://youtube.com/watch?v=H-W_al7x0cU

Ahh, the wise words of a closet black rapper. What else could possibly be more persuasive?
27-02-2008, 09:50 PM
-Xiangu-

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Originally Posted by Dan2nd

Sadley thats the way it'll always be Christians in a muslim country are treated the same way no matter where you live the Minority will be treated badly:(

I guess thats the stupid world we live in.
27-02-2008, 09:51 PM
HeartRates

lol at the cartoon
27-02-2008, 11:27 PM
Spectate

Let's have more of this freedom of expression in the form of cartoons. It's pathetic that people are killed because some closed-minded brain-washed sheep (not referring to Islam specifically) are offended by a drawing.
28-02-2008, 06:12 AM
Virgin Mary

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Originally Posted by GhostFace-

well how would you feel if people made a picture of Jesus with a bomb on his head implying that he is a terrorist ?

I would assume that he has a sense of humour.