tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218583152011-09-19T15:18:24.648+02:00open discussion site and information source aggration regarding freedom of speech as it applies to the current situation after the Danish newspaper Jyllandsposten has published carciatures of the Islamic prophet Mohammedfreedomofspeechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145595397561731601noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21858315.post-1147452943660076712006-05-12T18:38:00.000+02:002006-05-12T18:55:43.670+02:00

This blog has been lying still for quite a while now, since the media coverage of "the Mohammed crisis" as this series of events has been dubbed in Denmark.As some of you may have seen, a video was released today by a supposed member of the Al-Quida, Mohammed Hassan, calling for violent action towards Norway, Denmark and France.Google news coverageWhat I wonder is: Is this guy for real?I believe

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Over the last week, the responses to the conflict have escalated - both in scale and in severity of responses. The discussion has become increasingly complex and polarized. I think that there are currently a lot of discussions that need to be addressed in relation to this conflict. First of all, while it is important to respect that there are differing opinions on the severity and range of

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Mr Hesham Mohammad emailed me this contribution to the debate. I am very pleased we are able to get more posters from both sides of the debate and I hope that this contribution will be the first of manyDear editor, The point you are trying to make (freedom of speech) is a crystal clear one and I believe that every human being of a bit of mind would agree with you.Your article is so far so

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In Jordan, two editors of 'Shihan' have been arrested for debating the caricaturesIn their article, the two editor, Jihad Momani and Hisham Khalidi had chosen to bring 3 of the 12 caricatures originally posted in the Danish newspaper Jyllandsposten and argued that the response from the Muslim communities should 'be reasonable'.The arrest occurred after the King Abdullah of Jordan had condemned

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The conflict over the caricaritures has now gone to far. The Danish Embassy in Damascus has been set afireThis event illustrates the very foundation for this site, the need to be able to discuss calmly and in a civilized manner even when having very different viewpoints.Turning to violence is not the answer!The ironic point of this event is that the protesters will not achieve anything by this

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In order to fulfil the goal of this site - to present both sides of the argument I would like to extend an invitation to whoever feels that they have something to contribute to the discussion. The fundamental question is, of course whether either of "Deference of religion" or "Freedom of speech" can be said to have any prevalence over the other. My personal standpoint is that there is no clear

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I just received this post regarding the category names of the links sections.I think it makes a good point and will update the "Respect for religion" category name accordingly.In the heated debates on this issue it is important to keep a maximal amount of rhetorical precision. Hopefully this furthers clarity in the discussion.[update: 1:11 PM]The comment is available under the post Category

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I just discovered that the comments unintentionally were restricted to registered users.. It has been fixed now, so please feel free to add your comments.

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The Danish Foreign Ministry has published a questions and answers summary regarding the drawings published by the Danish newspaper Jyllandsposten. Questions and answers in englishQuestions and Answers in Arabic

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This morning, 'Activists' (in lack of a better word) invaded the Danish Embassy in Indonesia and - according to the news bureau AFP - carrying signs saying "Let's slaughter the Danish ambassador".Overall, the worst thing that happened during the event was activists throwing eggs at the embassy and the embassy sign. But in my opinion, it serves as an example of the importance of keeping this

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After some consideration, I decided that the original category titles of the link section of this site might be considered by some readers to be biased.I have therefore decided to change the original titles from, respectively "AGAINST freedom of speech in this context" and "PRO freedom of speech in this context"to something that hopefully reflects the relative viewpoints of the authors more

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Welcome to the freedomofspeech.dk web blog.This site has been created to promote freedom of speech in light of the massive repercussions that have emerged as a response to the Danish newspaper caricatures brought by Jyllandsposten.Please note that is an important element of this site that both sides should be allowed to comment freely. We try to promote constructive dialogue. If you primarily

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