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Cash and a Car
Mohammed Yousaf Qureshi, prayer leader at the historic Mohabat Khan mosque in the conservative northwestern city of Peshawar, announced the mosque and the Jamia Ashrafia religious school he leads would give a $25,000 reward and a car for killing the cartoonist who drew the prophet caricatures — considered blasphemous by Muslims.
He also said a local jeweler's association would give $1 million, but no representative of the association was available to confirm the offer.
"Whoever has done this despicable and shameful act, he has challenged the honour of Muslims. Whoever will kill this cursed man, he will get $1 million from the association of the jewlers bazaar, 1 million rupees (US $16,7000) from Masjid Mohabat Khan and 500,000 rupees (US$8,350) and a car from Jamia Ashrafia as a reward, " Qureshi told about 1,000 people outside the mosque after Friday prayers.
"This is a unanimous decision by all imams (prayer leaders) of Islam that whoever insults the prophet deserves to be killed and whoever will take this insulting man to his end, will get the prize."
Cartoonists go Underground
The cartoonists have gone underground and lived under police protection since the conflict started escalating last year.
European Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini said the European Union could not apologize for the offence caused.
"No, it's not Europe's duty, not I think it is the duty of Danish Priminister Rasmussen. We don't have the power to apologize in the name of the press. That would be violating the basis of the freedom of the press. If they feel is right, it is up to the editors and authors of the cartoons to apologize to those who feel offended, " Frattini said.
Sources ramdomly taken from: MSBC world news
now its my turn to give my 2 cents worth upon the matter.
initially i thought the muslims were merely just over reacting to a simple cartoon itself. and what's more quoting The Abrams Report, cartoons are 'ludicrous' and 'unrealistic'. in my point of view even, cartoons are way of communication to man's creativity. but then again, that overwhelming response from the muslims made me come to 2 big conclusions: that is they're firm believers of their faith in a extreme manner (extremists), or they're just joining in the protest to create a certain uproar because they have nothing better to do.
now that they are being rewarded for killing the cartoonists with that huge sum of money, probably enough to lift their entire generation out of poverty and into the lives of high fat, high carbo diets for next few years. so tell me who wouldn't resist that? i really think something is going damn wrong inside their heads. every religion preaches that to sin is evil. i'd be laughing my ass of if that Youreshi guy suddenly says that somewhere in the koran, in the eleventh commandment, its states clearly that to murder someone who insults your God is honourable in the eyes God, and its gives you eternal life. esp when those words were coming out of a PRAYER LEADER. i see it more as a satanic act, than something that's honourable and praise-worth.
please, your religion teaches you to love your neighbour as your brother, and to love your enemy, for loving your enemy is greater than loving your neighbour. so why can't they just be a little more loving and practise what it is within the 10 commandments. isnt that what is expected of a prayer leader as well? he's supposed to be their leader - a figure of authority and maturity (spiritually speaking).
to err is human, to love divine?
Cash and a Car
Mohammed Yousaf Qureshi, prayer leader at the historic Mohabat Khan mosque in the conservative northwestern city of Peshawar, announced the mosque and the Jamia Ashrafia religious school he leads would give a $25,000 reward and a car for killing the cartoonist who drew the prophet caricatures — considered blasphemous by Muslims.
He also said a local jeweler's association would give $1 million, but no representative of the association was available to confirm the offer.
"Whoever has done this despicable and shameful act, he has challenged the honour of Muslims. Whoever will kill this cursed man, he will get $1 million from the association of the jewlers bazaar, 1 million rupees (US $16,7000) from Masjid Mohabat Khan and 500,000 rupees (US$8,350) and a car from Jamia Ashrafia as a reward, " Qureshi told about 1,000 people outside the mosque after Friday prayers.
"This is a unanimous decision by all imams (prayer leaders) of Islam that whoever insults the prophet deserves to be killed and whoever will take this insulting man to his end, will get the prize."
Cartoonists go Underground
The cartoonists have gone underground and lived under police protection since the conflict started escalating last year.
European Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini said the European Union could not apologize for the offence caused.
"No, it's not Europe's duty, not I think it is the duty of Danish Priminister Rasmussen. We don't have the power to apologize in the name of the press. That would be violating the basis of the freedom of the press. If they feel is right, it is up to the editors and authors of the cartoons to apologize to those who feel offended, " Frattini said.
Sources ramdomly taken from: MSBC world news
now its my turn to give my 2 cents worth upon the matter.
initially i thought the muslims were merely just over reacting to a simple cartoon itself. and what's more quoting The Abrams Report, cartoons are 'ludicrous' and 'unrealistic'. in my point of view even, cartoons are way of communication to man's creativity. but then again, that overwhelming response from the muslims made me come to 2 big conclusions: that is they're firm believers of their faith in a extreme manner (extremists), or they're just joining in the protest to create a certain uproar because they have nothing better to do.
now that they are being rewarded for killing the cartoonists with that huge sum of money, probably enough to lift their entire generation out of poverty and into the lives of high fat, high carbo diets for next few years. so tell me who wouldn't resist that? i really think something is going damn wrong inside their heads. every religion preaches that to sin is evil. i'd be laughing my ass of if that Youreshi guy suddenly says that somewhere in the koran, in the eleventh commandment, its states clearly that to murder someone who insults your God is honourable in the eyes God, and its gives you eternal life. esp when those words were coming out of a PRAYER LEADER. i see it more as a satanic act, than something that's honourable and praise-worth.
please, your religion teaches you to love your neighbour as your brother, and to love your enemy, for loving your enemy is greater than loving your neighbour. so why can't they just be a little more loving and practise what it is within the 10 commandments. isnt that what is expected of a prayer leader as well? he's supposed to be their leader - a figure of authority and maturity (spiritually speaking).
to err is human, to love divine?
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