Mohammed the musical to become a reality

Lars Vilks, the Swedish artist who created the Modog drawings, has said that he will go ahead with plans to create a musical featuring Mohammed, the inventor of Islam.

Mohammed is also a superstar in the modern sense of the term. […] We haven’t decided yet if Mohammed will be portrayed by one or several people.

The Swedish Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will also feature. There will be an elegy by “The Choir of the Offended”.

Vilks remains characteristically calm in the face of further potential death threats:

No, I’m not taking this too seriously. Ninety-nine percent is pure scare tactics. People will understand that this is a positive debate. A sense of humour about this has been missing so far.

It is part of the rules of the game to be able to criticise religion and politics. It is nothing personal and I do not have it in for anyone.

The working title for the musical is “Dogs”.


7 Responses to “Mohammed the musical to become a reality”

  1. […] Vilks is planning to go ahead with plans to create a musical featuring Mohammed. The Swedish Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, […]

  2. Andrew Nixon says:

    Salem, have you been hiding under a rock or something? People have been making fun of Christianity and Judaism for years!

  3. silentgreen says:

    I am deeply distrubed by the comments from the MCB 10/11/07.

    To compare the treatment of muslims in Britain to that of jews in Germany, on Krystallnicht, I find really offensive from a humanitarian view because it completely belittles what the jews went through. muslims in Britain are no worse off than other Britains, the country is what you make of it, and I would like to apologise to jews in Britain that this insulting comparison should be made by a British man.

  4. salem says:

    Please Andrew Nixon, you are over assuming several things, topping the list is watching too much TV, and it is the wrong channal too.

  5. salem says:

    All I am saying, since I hate all religions , and believe they are the essence of all stupidities, I wish they continue to fight each other but, I want no winners nor privileges to none of them. Capish jeo boy

  6. anonymous says:

    This is disgusting. How can people allow someone to spew such hate?? How on earth is it considered a “positive debate” to insult the Prophet of Islam???

    And he thinks the Muslims of the world will just sit and twiddle their thumbs, thinking “Ah well…We protested the cartoon…we’ve made our point.” ???

    I don’t care what you believe, there is a little something called RESPECT and COMMON COURTESY…guess its not so common…

  7. Andrew Nixon says:

    anonymous – People are allowed to spew such “hate” as it’s called freedom of speech. Get used to it. Those of us who do take advantage of freedom of speech also aren’t gutless people who choose not even to give a name.

    Yes there is such a thing as respect. I respect your right to have your religious beliefs. Do I respect the beliefs themselves? No, they’re completely ludicrous and deserving of as much respect as the belief that the Earth is flat. They’re certainly not common sense.