Muslim Cartoon News Roundup: Sat. 11 Feb.
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For your perusal, the latest tensions sparked by the Muhammad cartoons. In this post:
Demonstrators march in over 13 countries -- Kenya, Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, Egypt, Israel and Jordan.
Denmark feels the boycott.
Denmark withdraws ambassadors from Syria, Iran and Indonesia.
Syria and Norway try to kiss and make up.
More Muslim calls for legal action over cartoons.
Cartoons put Danish athletes in Olympics spotlight.
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"Where is the world with all its agencies and organizations? Is there only freedom of expression when it involves insults to Muslims? With one voice...we will reject the apology and demand a trial," Al Riyad, a Saudi daily newspaper, quoted al-Seedes as saying.
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Muslims' Fury Rages Unabated Over Cartoons
Demonstrators in 13 Countries Ignore Leaders' Appeals, Newspaper's Apology
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 10 (washingtonpost.com) -- Tens of thousands of Muslims took to the streets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East after weekly prayers on Friday, burning Danish flags and shouting anti-Danish and anti-American slogans in a continuing convulsion of anger over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
For Danish Firms, Boycott in Mideast a 'Nightmare'
Millions of Dollars in Sales Are Lost as Markets That Were Built Over Decades Disappear in Days
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 10 (washingtonpost.com) -- The Arla Foods plant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which produces cheese and flavored yogurt drinks, sits idle and the company's 800 employees in the country have been sent home because of a Middle East boycott of Danish goods, following a Danish newspaper's publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
Denmark Pulls Envoys From Syria, Iran
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Denmark has temporarily withdrawn its ambassadors from Syria, Iran and Indonesia because their safety was at risk in the wake of a Danish newspaper's publication of drawings of the Prophet Muhammad, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
Cartoon row: Denmark pulls envoys
(CNN) -- The Danish government has removed envoys from embassies because of security threats while thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in London to rally against the caricatures of Islam's Prophet Mohammed.
Norway and Syria try to mend fences
(Aljazeera.Net) -- Syria has made moves to try to mend ties with Norway after an attack that burnt down the Norwegian embassy in Damascus last week, Norway's ambassador to Syria has said.
Saudi Cleric Demands Trial Over Drawings
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's top cleric called on the world's Muslims to reject apologies for the "slanderous" caricatures of Islam's Prophet Mohammed and demanded the authors and publishers of the cartoons be tried and punished, Saudi newspapers reported Saturday.
Cartoons put Danish athletes in Games spotlight
TURIN (Reuters) -- Five women with faint hope for a medal have a special security shield at the Winter Olympics -- all because of newspaper cartoons.
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COMMENTLINEFor your perusal, the latest tensions sparked by the Muhammad cartoons. In this post:
Demonstrators march in over 13 countries -- Kenya, Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, Egypt, Israel and Jordan.
Denmark feels the boycott.
Denmark withdraws ambassadors from Syria, Iran and Indonesia.
Syria and Norway try to kiss and make up.
More Muslim calls for legal action over cartoons.
Cartoons put Danish athletes in Olympics spotlight.
NEWSLINE
"Where is the world with all its agencies and organizations? Is there only freedom of expression when it involves insults to Muslims? With one voice...we will reject the apology and demand a trial," Al Riyad, a Saudi daily newspaper, quoted al-Seedes as saying.
NEWSBYTES
Muslims' Fury Rages Unabated Over Cartoons
Demonstrators in 13 Countries Ignore Leaders' Appeals, Newspaper's Apology
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 10 (washingtonpost.com) -- Tens of thousands of Muslims took to the streets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East after weekly prayers on Friday, burning Danish flags and shouting anti-Danish and anti-American slogans in a continuing convulsion of anger over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
For Danish Firms, Boycott in Mideast a 'Nightmare'
Millions of Dollars in Sales Are Lost as Markets That Were Built Over Decades Disappear in Days
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 10 (washingtonpost.com) -- The Arla Foods plant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which produces cheese and flavored yogurt drinks, sits idle and the company's 800 employees in the country have been sent home because of a Middle East boycott of Danish goods, following a Danish newspaper's publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
Denmark Pulls Envoys From Syria, Iran
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Denmark has temporarily withdrawn its ambassadors from Syria, Iran and Indonesia because their safety was at risk in the wake of a Danish newspaper's publication of drawings of the Prophet Muhammad, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
Cartoon row: Denmark pulls envoys
(CNN) -- The Danish government has removed envoys from embassies because of security threats while thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in London to rally against the caricatures of Islam's Prophet Mohammed.
Norway and Syria try to mend fences
(Aljazeera.Net) -- Syria has made moves to try to mend ties with Norway after an attack that burnt down the Norwegian embassy in Damascus last week, Norway's ambassador to Syria has said.
Saudi Cleric Demands Trial Over Drawings
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's top cleric called on the world's Muslims to reject apologies for the "slanderous" caricatures of Islam's Prophet Mohammed and demanded the authors and publishers of the cartoons be tried and punished, Saudi newspapers reported Saturday.
Cartoons put Danish athletes in Games spotlight
TURIN (Reuters) -- Five women with faint hope for a medal have a special security shield at the Winter Olympics -- all because of newspaper cartoons.
Image Digest: Muslim Cartoon Protests
RELATED
Jyllands Posten Cartoons
Muhammad Cartoon Gallery
More News Images on THE TENSION
NOTE: Mouseover pictures for captions.
NOTE: All rights are reserved by image owners; site content is linked only.
Tags: France, terrorism, Middle East, Iraq, Iran, Hamas, Palestine, Denmark, Cartoons, Arab, Islam, Photography, photo, photos, pictures, Muhammad, prophet, New Zealand, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Norway, Poland, Bulgaria, Afghanistan, Croatia, Egypt, Syria, Bosnia, South Africa, Malaysia, India, Kenya, Bangladesh
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and Politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life, Culture, Tension
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