New Muhammed cartoon : congratulation to the Swedish newspaper Nerikes Allehanda for its defense of freedom

by Imam Oink-Oink adapted from The Local. Action en français

The Örebro local newspaper Nerikes Allehanda published a Muhammed cartoon on August 18 to illustrate an editorial on self-censorship and freedom of religion.

"The editorial was critical of the fact that so many had turned down Vilks's drawings for fear of the reactions they would provoke," Nerikes Allehanda's chief editor Ulf Johansson told AFP.

On Saturday, a week after the publication, a group of about 60 Muslims held a demonstration outside the newspaper's office to protest against the publication of the sketch.

Yesterday, Iran summoned a Swedish diplomat to its foreign ministry on Monday to protest against a cartoon in a Swedish newspaper depicting the head of Prophet Muhammad on a dog's body, Sweden's foreign ministry said.

"Gunilla von Bahr, Sweden's charge d'affaires, was summoned to the Iranian foreign ministry today where she received a protest from the Iranian government," foreign ministry spokeswoman Anna Björkander told AFP.

Today, Ahmadinedjad himself has spoken about the cartoons, considering that "zionists" are behind them.

The paper that published the cartoon defends his choice in an editorial. According to Lars Ströman, the right to ridicule a religion is as important as the right to choose a religion, in a free country.

If the cartoon can be found so so, representing Muhammed as a dog is a happy coincidence if you think about what is the dog in islam, . A dog in islam is something as impure as a pig, which makes the expression "dirty infidel dog" rougher that what can be thought on a westerner point of view. Well... this is the funny joke of the waterer watered, isn't it ? A few hadiths for the end :

From Bukhari Vol. 4, #540

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle ordered that the dogs should be killed.

From Abu Dawud #2839

Abd Allah B. Mughaffal reported the apostle of Allah as saying: Were dogs not a species of creature I should command that they all be killed; but kill every pure black one.

The Hadith's note for #2839 says, "The prophet did not order the killing of all the dogs, for some are to be retained for hunting and watching. He ordered to kill the jet black ones. They might be more mischievous among them.

From Muslim #3814

Ibn Mughaffal reported: Allah's messenger ordered the killing of dogs and then said, "what is the trouble with them (the people of Medina? How dogs are nuisances to them (the citizens of Medina)? He then permitted keeping of dogs for hunting and (the protection of) herds. ...[and for] for the protection of cultivated land.

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Let's congratulate the redaction, Ulf Johansson (chief editor) or Lars Ströman (Editorial writer) of this newspaper for their courage in the defense of the freedom of speech in Europe.

1. Print the article (two pages = one sheet)

2. You can print too the article in french (two pages = another sheet) to show this is an international action - No printer ? See post-card option at the end of the article.

3. Send both sheets to

Ulf Johansson or Lars Ströman or Redaktion
Nerikes Allehanda
N Strandgatan 5
701 92 Örebro
SWEDEN

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