tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post113947011550752942..comments2023-09-05T05:12:05.483-04:00Comments on Louay Safi: Danish Cartoons: Free Press or Hate Speech?Louay Safihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697713468354474433noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-87175358556830146032010-11-13T04:15:31.566-05:002010-11-13T04:15:31.566-05:00hello!This was a really outstanding post!
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Thank you sooo much for all your...I love this site! Thank you sooo much for all your posts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-16128400251773999992009-10-03T20:09:57.257-04:002009-10-03T20:09:57.257-04:00I don't think it's an abuse of free speech...I don't think it's an abuse of free speech at all. Ideas should be criticized openly, and part of criticizing an idea sometimes involves mockery of it. Islam definitely deserves mockery for its ideas and beliefs.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593091595754413308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1145998853999426742006-04-25T17:00:00.000-04:002006-04-25T17:00:00.000-04:00Your Mother Wears Combat Boots!I have to put up wi...Your Mother Wears Combat Boots!<BR/><BR/>I have to put up with that ^^.<BR/><BR/>Christen put up with so much more.<BR/><BR/>But even you have adhered to the muslim.<BR/><BR/>No! No! forbid. You put a bomb in a turban and on a bearded mans head. Its a muslim taboo!<BR/>I put a towel on my head way before the word muslim ever found its way into my vocabulary!<BR/>Kill them all for cartoon ing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1143934440502547922006-04-01T18:34:00.000-05:002006-04-01T18:34:00.000-05:00assalam o alaikum wa rahmatullaMy main question an...assalam o alaikum wa rahmatulla<BR/>My main question and concern is has anyone actually seen what has followed after the danish cartoons? There are websites selling t shirts of muhammad cartoons, weekly competitions for the best drawing and even subscription to receive a cartoon a day. So where has all the protests and anger from early this year led too? worse images of the beloved peace be upon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1141589112181924162006-03-05T15:05:00.000-05:002006-03-05T15:05:00.000-05:00So, what's the deal with cutting heads off? Is tha...So, what's the deal with cutting heads off? Is that OK? I don't see very many Muslims condemning that. You have to earn respect. I see a number of Muslims who have earned my respect, but until the Muslim world condemns its own for brutally killing or kidnapping and terrorising people, I am not sympathetic. A silly cartoon never killed anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139764311954333892006-02-12T12:11:00.000-05:002006-02-12T12:11:00.000-05:00Thanks to all who contributed to this debate. As I...Thanks to all who contributed to this debate. <BR/><BR/>As I stated in the article, freedom of speech is essential to democratic government and human dignity, and I was not by any means suggesting that the state should regulate it. Far from it. I started by emphasizing that the surest way to servitude is to empower the government to regulate free speech. After all, I can think of no better Louay Safihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697713468354474433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139631583478755672006-02-10T23:19:00.000-05:002006-02-10T23:19:00.000-05:00Our Muslim immigrants have a staggering high crime...Our Muslim immigrants have a staggering high crime rate,some are extremists,and now we can<BR/><BR/>probably expect a terror attack.It should come as no surprise,that we worry about all this,and of course we have a heated debate in the press. I would like to add though,that 2 Danish news-papers (Politiken and Information)have an attitude that is completely different from that of Jyl-lands-Posten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139631404771917602006-02-10T23:16:00.000-05:002006-02-10T23:16:00.000-05:00People need to laugh. Yes just laugh a little now ...People need to laugh. Yes just laugh a little now and then. Everyday there are offensive things to everyone regardless of their beliefs. I am for freedom of speech because once you suppress one for one reason then you have to suppress more and more and freedom become no more. The current events are truly childish to say the least so everyone just laugh a little...<BR/><BR/>JosephAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139631205979717872006-02-10T23:13:00.000-05:002006-02-10T23:13:00.000-05:00I would like to start by thank Dr. Louay M. Safi f...I would like to start by thank Dr. Louay M. Safi for insightful article. I couldn’t have said better myself. Your article captures the essential theme of freedom of speech and how it used in a claimed free society. I liked most in the article the history of “freedom of speech” and how it came about from “medieval Europe by fighting a political regime which”. The question here is not freedom of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139631081585809512006-02-10T23:11:00.000-05:002006-02-10T23:11:00.000-05:00I am a member of ACLU. One may not like it; but in...I am a member of ACLU. <BR/><BR/>One may not like it; but in a democratic country with free press, 'hate speech' is part and parcel of free speech. Speech is not free unless it offends somebody. If somebody does not like it, they do not have to listen to it or read it; if necessary, they will have to just ignore it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The only responsibility one must execrcise is to stay within the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139628839554683472006-02-10T22:33:00.000-05:002006-02-10T22:33:00.000-05:00Thank you Mr. Safi for the article. I agree with y...Thank you Mr. Safi for the article. I agree with you that the cartoons are an example of hate speech and incitement.<BR/><BR/>I want to share with you and your readers what I feel is the perfect response that we as Muslims should be giving in regards to this cartoon controversy:<BR/><BR/>Statement by the International Solidarity Movement, International Women’s Peace Service, the Tel Rumeida Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139625989110195352006-02-10T21:46:00.000-05:002006-02-10T21:46:00.000-05:00Let's all stop and think for a minute about what t...Let's all stop and think for a minute about what these cartoons really are. Not what we think they represent, but what the ARE. These cartoons are nothing but some ink on pieces of paper. If Allah(SWT) is really all powerful as our faith teaches, than nothing a human agent, such as a newspaper, does can hurt Him in any way. Let's stop for a second and compare. How many regular readers does Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139593872031702282006-02-10T12:51:00.000-05:002006-02-10T12:51:00.000-05:00Dear Louay,This is an excellent essay, and you esp...Dear Louay,<BR/><BR/>This is an excellent essay, and you especially put us in your debt by taking the time to look into the background of what goes on at the Jyllands-Posten. Let me share with you a few thoughts of my own on this matter.<BR/><BR/>Christians who wish to make scathing generalizations about Islam and thus characterize it as a violent religion must never forget all of the terrible Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139525327156391042006-02-09T17:48:00.000-05:002006-02-09T17:48:00.000-05:00Enjoyed the article. There's the old legal maxim ...Enjoyed the article. There's the old legal maxim that free speech doesn't allow one to shout "fire" in a crowded theater (when there isn't a fire). My late father was a police officer in New York and, during the many riots in the 1960s, he and other police arrested individuals for "incitement". In other words, "free speech" did not allow those arrested to encourage destruction of property. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139520771827382152006-02-09T16:32:00.000-05:002006-02-09T16:32:00.000-05:00Br Louay makes several important points, especiall...Br Louay makes several important points, especially that there are bigots on both sides in this affair who are intent on stoking the fires of hatred.<BR/><BR/>However, failure to distinguish among "the 12 provocative cartoons" published by Jyllands-Posten undercuts Br Louay's self-portrayal as a champion of free and responsible speech. It smacks of religious extremism to lump all 12 cartoons Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10249530.post-1139515505923368912006-02-09T15:05:00.000-05:002006-02-09T15:05:00.000-05:00""I disagree with what you have to say but will fi...""I disagree with what you have to say but will fight to the death to protect your right to say it." - Voltaire"<BR/><BR/>According to this quote (from your own blog) you are wrong on this issue. Freedom of speech IS absolute, and we all have to fight for it even if it includes the publication of cartoons that some people might find offending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com