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A moment to promote understanding between cultures

As advocates for peace and further understanding between cultures and people who believe tolerance and accommodation of others’ beliefs we condemn what was published in the Danish leading broadcast newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, published on Sep 29, 05, which has depicted the Prophet Muhammad in various cartoons. The cartoons which showed disrespect for the Prophet portrayed him and Muslims in various ways including a picture of him in a turban mounted with explosives signifying him as a suicide bomber. Another cartoon depicted him saying that heaven was running short of virgins for suicide bombers. Other cartoonists were requested to join in by submitting their work in the same manner challenging them in a competition to draw similar cartoons.

These cartoons have provoked and generated anger among Muslims who constitute for 1/6th of the world population. In a time where we need initiatives and positive actions to promote understanding between the various cultures to face terrorism, antagonism and racism, such irresponsible attacks on others beliefs would contribute to provoking and fueling those very negative trends.

While we do respect freedom of speech, we do think that from an ethical perspective, freedom of speech should respect others’ beliefs and seek objective criticisms of negative practices such as suicide bombing and racism.

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