Muslim Cartoon News Roundup: Thurs. 9 Feb Late
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Over the past 24 hours the cartoon protests have become intertwined with the Ashoura day turnouts. It's hard to tell where the protests leave off and memorial ceremonies begin.
For your perusal, the latest tensions sparked by the Muhammad cartoons. In this post:
Key developments Thursday in the controversy.
President Bush is going to Pakistan despite protests.
Hannah Allam wonders why Muslims can't take a joke.
Arab leaders call for calm.
NEWSLINE
As Muslim protests over the cartoons subsided on Thursday, a Taliban commander in Afghanistan warned that 100 fighters had enlisted as suicide bombers and Denmark said it feared for the safety of its troops in Iraq.
NEWSBYTES
Developments in Cartoon Controversy
(AP) -- Key developments Thursday in the controversy over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
Bush won't cancel Pakistan trip amid cartoon furor
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President George W. Bush is going ahead with his trip to Pakistan in March despite widespread outrage in the Muslim world over caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, the White House said.
Furor over cartoons has some asking, `Can't Muslims take a joke?'
CAIRO, Egypt (KnightRidder) -- As part of the "Allah Made Me Funny" comedy tour, Azhar Usman tests his Western audience's tolerance with skits about suicide bombings, airport security, bad beard days and other aspects of Muslim life.
Leaders call for calm in cartoon row
(Aljazeera.Net) -- The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has joined calls for calm amid international furore sparked by cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, but a Taliban commander in Afghanistan says 100 suicide bombers have volunteered
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COMMENTLINEOver the past 24 hours the cartoon protests have become intertwined with the Ashoura day turnouts. It's hard to tell where the protests leave off and memorial ceremonies begin.
For your perusal, the latest tensions sparked by the Muhammad cartoons. In this post:
Key developments Thursday in the controversy.
President Bush is going to Pakistan despite protests.
Hannah Allam wonders why Muslims can't take a joke.
Arab leaders call for calm.
NEWSLINE
As Muslim protests over the cartoons subsided on Thursday, a Taliban commander in Afghanistan warned that 100 fighters had enlisted as suicide bombers and Denmark said it feared for the safety of its troops in Iraq.
NEWSBYTES
Developments in Cartoon Controversy
(AP) -- Key developments Thursday in the controversy over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
Bush won't cancel Pakistan trip amid cartoon furor
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President George W. Bush is going ahead with his trip to Pakistan in March despite widespread outrage in the Muslim world over caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, the White House said.
Furor over cartoons has some asking, `Can't Muslims take a joke?'
CAIRO, Egypt (KnightRidder) -- As part of the "Allah Made Me Funny" comedy tour, Azhar Usman tests his Western audience's tolerance with skits about suicide bombings, airport security, bad beard days and other aspects of Muslim life.
Leaders call for calm in cartoon row
(Aljazeera.Net) -- The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has joined calls for calm amid international furore sparked by cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, but a Taliban commander in Afghanistan says 100 suicide bombers have volunteered
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
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