Muslim Cartoon News Roundup: Sat. 18 Feb. Midday
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While we have seen the mainstream media's coverage of this story wind down, emotions remain high and flash points low; protests erupt, spread and turn into riots.
Presented for your contemplation, the latest tensions sparked by the Muhammad cartoons. In this post:
Libya suspends its interior minister after deadly riots.
An Italian minister steps down after he was blamed for clashes in Libya over cartoon T-shirts he had made.
A tasteless yet amusing dive into blasphemy via FARK.com PhotoShop contest themed: 'Sitcom situations for Mohammed.'
In RELATED, I have added a link to a live map of the riots and fatalities courtesy of Lasting News.
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"We want that those who drew these blasphemous cartoons to be hanged," Aysha Munawar, a senior party leader, told the crowd.
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Libya Suspends Official After Deadly Riots
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libya suspended its interior minister Saturday, citing an "excessive use of force" in riots the day before that left at least 10 people dead in the bloodiest protest yet against the Prophet Muhammad cartoons roiling the Muslim world. The controversy claimed another political...
Ministers forced out as cartoon row escalates
ROME (Reuters) -- The row over controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad forced two ministers out of their jobs in Europe and the Middle East on Saturday after clashes between police and protesters claimed 11 lives in Libya.
Heads roll after Libya's cartoon riots
(Aljazeera.Net) -- Libya has suspended its security minister and other officials, a day after at least 10 people were killed during a demonstration at the Italian consulate in the north eastern city of Benghazi.
Sitcom situations for Mohammed
(FARK.com) -- PhotoShop Contest
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At Least 9 Killed in Libya In Clashes Over Cartoons
ROME, Feb. 17 (washingtonpost.com) -- At least nine people were killed Friday in clashes between protesters and Libyan police outside the Italian Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, according to reports from Libya and Rome. The violence came two days after an Italian politician boasted on television that he was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with caricatures of Islam's prophet Muhammad.
Image Digest: Muslim Cartoon Protests
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COMMENTLINE While we have seen the mainstream media's coverage of this story wind down, emotions remain high and flash points low; protests erupt, spread and turn into riots.
Presented for your contemplation, the latest tensions sparked by the Muhammad cartoons. In this post:
Libya suspends its interior minister after deadly riots.
An Italian minister steps down after he was blamed for clashes in Libya over cartoon T-shirts he had made.
A tasteless yet amusing dive into blasphemy via FARK.com PhotoShop contest themed: 'Sitcom situations for Mohammed.'
In RELATED, I have added a link to a live map of the riots and fatalities courtesy of Lasting News.
NEWSLINE
"We want that those who drew these blasphemous cartoons to be hanged," Aysha Munawar, a senior party leader, told the crowd.
NEWSBYTES
Libya Suspends Official After Deadly Riots
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libya suspended its interior minister Saturday, citing an "excessive use of force" in riots the day before that left at least 10 people dead in the bloodiest protest yet against the Prophet Muhammad cartoons roiling the Muslim world. The controversy claimed another political...
Ministers forced out as cartoon row escalates
ROME (Reuters) -- The row over controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad forced two ministers out of their jobs in Europe and the Middle East on Saturday after clashes between police and protesters claimed 11 lives in Libya.
Heads roll after Libya's cartoon riots
(Aljazeera.Net) -- Libya has suspended its security minister and other officials, a day after at least 10 people were killed during a demonstration at the Italian consulate in the north eastern city of Benghazi.
Sitcom situations for Mohammed
(FARK.com) -- PhotoShop Contest
ALSO SEE
At Least 9 Killed in Libya In Clashes Over Cartoons
ROME, Feb. 17 (washingtonpost.com) -- At least nine people were killed Friday in clashes between protesters and Libyan police outside the Italian Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, according to reports from Libya and Rome. The violence came two days after an Italian politician boasted on television that he was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with caricatures of Islam's prophet Muhammad.
Image Digest: Muslim Cartoon Protests
RELATED
Lasting News: Updated Cartoon Riots Map
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, Mohammad, Muslim, Pakistan, Asia, Hong Kong, Libya
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