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February 17, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=3779

The War on the People of Denmark Must Stop

(Asharq Alawsat-UK) Mona Eltahawy - It is one thing to be offended by the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published in a Danish newspaper last September and it is quite another to hold all Danes responsible for them. For years, Muslims have complained that they are held collectively to blame for the violent actions of a few, particularly after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The vilification of an entire people because of the actions of a few is indeed similar. It is hypocritical for Muslims not to acknowledge that. The threats made against Danes are an embarrassment and a shame that must be utterly condemned by the Muslim world. Syrian-born Naser Khader, the first immigrant member of the Danish parliament, has launched a group of moderate Muslims in Denmark to speak out against the exploitation of the cartoon issue by radical Muslims.

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