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Good Kahuna
07-02-06, 22:03
We kennen de chronologie nou wel zo'n beetje van de kwestie die we voor het gemak maar even cartoon-gate noemen. In september 2005 plaatste een Deense krant voor het eerst de cartoons. Het haalde bescheiden de pers in o.a. NL. Ik herinner me in die tijd een kort bericht in de Metro, maar verder eigenlijk niets. Enkele maanden later ontstaan er hevige rellen over in verschillende islamitische landen.

Maar ik vraag me af over de context van die hele affaire. Wat was nou precies de aanleiding voor de krant om die tekeningen te plaatsen in september? En waarom leidde het pas maanden later tot rellen in de islamitische wereld?

Good Kahuna
07-02-06, 22:21
Wikipedia was sneller dan ik dacht:


"The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after complaints were made about the publication of twelve editorial cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad which initially appeared in the centre right Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on September 30, 2005. As the controversy has grown, some or all of the cartoons have been reprinted in newspapers in more than 20 other countries [1].

The publication of the cartoons has led to significant unrest around the world, particularly in Islamic countries, primarily because depictions of Muhammad are prohibited as a measure against idolatry (see aniconism in Islam), but also because of the perceived sterotyping of Arabs or Muslims.

The drawings, including a depiction of Muhammad with a bomb inside or under his turban, accompanied an article on self-censorship and freedom of speech. Flemming Rose, the cultural editor of Jyllands-Posten, commissioned twelve cartoonists for the project and published the cartoons to highlight the difficulty experienced by Danish writer Kåre Bluitgen in finding artists to illustrate his children's book about Muhammad. Cartoonists previously approached by Bluitgen were reportedly unwilling to work with him for fear of violent attacks by extremist Muslims."

Although Jyllands-Posten maintains that the drawings were an exercise in free speech, some contend that regardless of faith, the depiction of Muhammad as a terrorist is culturally offensive and blasphemous. However, many others view the cartoons as a form of non-violent protest in response to the violent threats and intimidation experienced by those who publicly criticise Islam."

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Bron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Drawings)

Dawud
07-02-06, 22:48
Om het verhaal compleet te hebben, check this out:

http://www.neandernews.com/?cat=6

Good Kahuna
07-02-06, 22:55
Geplaatst door Dawud
Om het verhaal compleet te hebben, check this out:

http://www.neandernews.com/?cat=6

Ja, dit zou een van de drie cartoons zijn die niet in die krant hadden gestaan, maar toch zijn toegevoegd aan het rapport(1) dat de islamitische delegatie uitbracht in het Midden-Oosten.

(1) Unsatisfied with the reaction of the Danish Government and Jyllands-Posten and feeling provoked additionally in particular by a televised interview with Dutch member of parliament and Islam critic Hirsi Ali, who was received by Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and by the situation of Muslims in Denmark in general, which they perceived as racist and condescending, a group of Danish Muslim clerics from multiple organisations set out for a tour of the Middle East to present their case and ask for support. For this purpose a 43-page dossier was created. (Wikipedia)