UN opinions required regarding internet defamation of Mohammed

Since the publication of 12 innocent cartoons in one obscure European newspaper caused so much international furure, will internet Mohammed sites like this cause World War 3?

I've got to admit I found some of those photoshops of Mohammed hilarious - I almost fell off my chair. But would my brethren from Saudi Arabia feel the same about this?

Reply 1

turbochargedk

As the Swiss representative can I just say that I can see two sides to this arguement. There is the case put by said obscure newspaper that sparked this controversy, on their website that they meant no harm and were just trying to test the boundries of journalistic self-censorship. Then there is the argument that it is racist to depict the muslim prophet in this way and cause racial hatred. Personally I believe that while the reason for the experiment was of intellectual interest, the choice of a religion as the subject for this experiment was extremely insensitive. I think that if people of different cultures are to live together then they should respect each others culture and such a disrespectful gesture is un-necessary.