Comments on: Pakistani cleric offers reward for death of cartoonist

By: Andrew Nixon

Andrew Nixon — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:47:44 +0000

One of the cartoonists has spoken out:

http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article346364.ece

By: Marc Draco

Marc Draco — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:24:41 +0000

Good point Shaun. In defense I’d have to say that a phobia is an *irrational* fear (a very minor form mental illness for most of us that can be cured).

Fear of Islam moving in on the west and our values (secular or Xian)is not irrational; it’s a very real fear and the sooner the idiotic leaders of this country get that through their thick skulls, the better.

What they mean is Islamodium, but it doesn’t rhyme as well. (Odium is from the latin word to Hate.) Interestingly, it also rhymes nicely with Immodium, which is a cure for diarrhea!

What a word – sort of sums it up perfectly! These guys do talk a lot of shit.

By: G. Tingey

G. Tingey — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:52:44 +0000

And NO REACTION to the fact that an Eguptian paper (Al Faqr(?)) published the cartoons during Ramadan – and no-one noticed …..

By: shaun hollingworth

shaun hollingworth — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:43:09 +0000

Why is term “islamaphobia” used as a kind of insult ?

There is nothing shameful about any phobia, and the way the Muslims are conducting themselves, a fear of Islam by those who don’t want it imposed on them seems to be justified to me.

Very justified.

By: marc

marc — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 02:46:19 +0000

I’m not Islamophobic, I’m Islamofuckedoffwithit.

A phobia is a fear – I’m not scared of Islam. I’m scared of what it’s “defenders” can physically do to me though. Moreover, I’m pissed off with the way our world leaders are generally spineless when it comes to challenge this behaviour.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 18:29:39 +0000

Wonder if this prayer leader has a previous past as an TV publicist – perhaps for a US tele-evangelist? It’s interesting that he uses the same publicity technique – basically make an outrageous offer of a cash prize for a task no-one’s going to be able to do, in the knowledge you’ll never have to pay out but you might get a few more dumb punters through the door of your mosque, impressed by your show of ‘faith’.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 13:44:07 +0000

Muhammad amir kiani's comment is mild compared to the average muslim posters over this matter. You should read a few of the ones you get here: If you don't have 'Islamaphobia' before you read them, you will by the end of it. Isn't humanity noble and great!

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 13:16:25 +0000

The new issue of Private Eye hs a very good tke on the whole cartoon thing. Instead of printing the cartoons it describes and comments about each one ofthe original 12. They also go into the source of the pig cartoon and give other examples of the Mohammed drawings that didn’t povoke such problems. Well worth a read

By: Marc Draco

Marc Draco — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:38:07 +0000

Please tell me “2” is a rouse… No?

Oh well. Just goes to prove the point – predjudiced and illiterate. I guess that explains why violence is his only recourse. *sigh*

By: Andrew Nixon

Andrew Nixon — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:05:15 +0000

Well they’re going to expect a half-decent car, say 20 grands worth. So thats Â£29,600 per hit. Twelve cartoonists makes just over Â£350,000.

I’m sure he’s got that sort of money down the back of his sofa somewhere.