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Mohammed Teddy Bear Blasphemy fallout: Teddy bear teacher “pardoned,” author changes children’s book character in fear; Update: Hague museum pulls Muslim art out of fear

By Michelle Malkin  •  December 3, 2007 07:33 AM

Update 12:55pm Eastern. Gillian Gibbons has left Sudan. Sharia, however, is still in the house.

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Update: Still more post-Mo Teddy Bear blasphemy fallout in Europe…

The city museum of The Hague has decided not to include in an exhibition a work of art that may offend Muslims, it was reported on Monday. The picture, made by Iranian artist Sooreh Hera, is entitled Adam and Ewald and shows two gay men wearing masks of the Muslim prophet Mohammed and his son-in-law Ali. It is part of a photoseries the Gemeentemuseum has included in the 7up exhibition due to open on December 15. The Gemeentemuseum’s director Wim van Krimpen told reporters the museum is interested in purchasing Hera’s complete series, which he called “high quality works of art”. However, he added he will not exhibit Adam and Ewald in the next few years because “certain people in our society might perceive it as offensive”.

Hera responded she was “disappointed” and added “apparently a Muslim minority decides what will be on display in the museum”.

***
Gillian Gibbons may be “pardoned” …

Sudan released a British woman given a presidential pardon today after being jailed for insulting religion and handed her over to British officials, an embassy spokesman said.

“We can confirm now she’s in British embassy custody and our officials are with her,” Omar Daair told AFP by telephone refusing to give any further details on her precise location.

…but infidels received the message loud and clear:

A British children’s author who called one of his characters Mohammed the Mole to promote multiculturalism has renamed him Morgan so as not to offend Muslims.

Kes Gray said the case of British teacher Gillian Gibbons, who has been jailed in Sudan for allowing her class of primary school children to name a teddy bear Mohammed, had prompted him to postpone a reprint of his book, Who’s Poorly Too, and change the name.

“I had no idea at all of the sensitivities of the name Mohammed until seeing this case in Sudan,” Gray told The Sunday Times.

“As soon as I saw the news I thought, ‘Oh gosh, I’ve got a mole called Mohammed - this is not good’.”

Gray’s book, which has sold 40,000 copies in Britain and overseas, also featured the characters Dipak Dalmatian and Pedro Penguin in an effort to be “inclusive”.

Muhammad Ali, you’re next!

***
Tammy Bruce blasts AWOL feminists:

There has been appropriate international outrage over the treatment of Gibbons, from virtually everyone except American “feminists.” Multiple Muslim groups in the U.K. have condemned the sentence. Even the popular little boy in Mrs. Gibbons’ class who suggested the name for the bear came to her defense, explaining that he named the bear after himself.

Yet, when asked by FOX News for a comment about the situation, a National Organization for Women spokeswoman said they were “not putting out a statement or taking a position.”

This is how depraved the American left has become. A little Muslim boy in Sudan shows more courage and conviction for a woman under fire than a bunch of women sitting in Washington, D.C., who preen themselves on being the premiere “advocates” for women.

It’s been apparent for years that the American feminist establishment is nothing more than a shill for the shallow leftists in the Democrat party, wrapping themselves in the feminist label for convenience. Groups like NOW and Eleanor Smeal’s Feminist Majority, also amazingly silent in the past five years about Islamic terrorism and violence against women, use women’s issues as nothing more than slogans and chants in their efforts to gain political power.

Their vile silence isn’t limited to the Gibbons situation. In Saudi Arabia, a gang-rape victim has been sentenced to 200 lashes and 6 months in prison. Why? Because when she was raped, she was violating Sharia law by being out with a man who was not a relative. Her sentence was actually increased when she dared to appeal her sentence.

What has NOW’s and the Feminist Majority’s response been to this obscene outrage? The same silence offered to Gillian Gibbons. Nothing, because God forbid we should be reminded that there is a disturbed enemy out there worth fighting, and God forbid that for one moment we should suggest that the United States might not be heinous imperialist the left casts us to be.

Video of Tammy here.

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  1. #1
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 7:43 am, purplepeep said:

    If there is a pardon I suppose we can expect riots in Britian and/or Sudan by “undecided youth”.

  2. #2
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 7:44 am, Eclectic said:

    Thank goodness she’s being let go; what a terrible thing to have gone through. And now what will the West do? Will we speak up and protect ourselves or run and hide, eliminating one by one our own God-given rights?

    My guess? The latter.

  3. #3
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 7:53 am, twiggman said:

    Eclectic- They are winning, and will continue to do so because,the rest of the world are wimps. The USA included.

  4. #4
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 7:57 am, Canadian Infidel said:

    I sense it may be difficult selling my kid’s book ‘Mohammad the Pig-faced Ape-boy!’

  5. #5
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:04 am, purplepeep said:

    Canadian Infidel said:
    I sense it may be difficult selling my kid’s book ‘Mohammad the Pig-faced Ape-boy!’

    Yep, and “Fatema Has Two Daddys: Abdul and Mohammed” might also need a title rewrite.

  6. #6
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:09 am, purplepeep said:

    Brits have actually been caving on this for some time - remember the pre-retitled 60s Beatles tune “Allah My Loving”?

  7. #7
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:20 am, Boomer said:

    From what I saw on Fox news this morning see is at the British Embassy in seclusion and should be leaving the country as soon as possible. It would be a very good idea for all Westerners to leave countries as tolerant as Sudan. I guess the Muslim’s of Sudan are still a little upset with the British from the 1896 – 1899 re-conquest:

    http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/sierra/sudan1896.htm

    Now we know the reward for trying to educate them out of the 6th Century and give them the knowledge to be self sufficient. I am relieved this poor woman has been spared the lashing and imprisonment. Will she be safe from retribution in her own country?

  8. #8
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:27 am, NHMagenta said:

    I see this whole brouhaha as yet more Petro-Dhimmitude - a BBC story hinted that this incident may have been related to Britain’s efforts to block ethnic cleansing and forced Islamization in Darfur - the story I saw claimed the Sudanese protestors were using pre-printed signs which indicates some planning.

    I say “Petro-Dhimmitude” because if the Arab and North African Muslims (who make up the majority of the malignant Muslims and spread this malignancy via their massive oil-wealth) didn’t have any oil, we’d never hear boo about Islam - Islam would be just another retrograde Third World religion.

    In an earlier post Michelle commented on why Amnesty International etc. have remained silent; I’ll offer the opinion Amnesty etc were asked by the British to let their Foreign Ministry handle the situation; AI involvement could lead to a hardening of the Sudanese position.

  9. #9
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:30 am, ajmontana said:

    Gray better think of changing the name of the Penguin also. Anyone else wtiting Childrens Books BEWARE of the PC police! and heaven forbid giving the characters any accents or having native wardrobe and and and … blah blah blah..barf. Wah… :roll:

  10. #10
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:34 am, bridget said:

    Where was N.O.W? Oh, hiding under the covers, just like when Bill was messing around with a teenager. Where was the British Military? They should have bombed the hell out of the dump. Where is the laughter at the stupidity of those muslim fools getting in a snit over a teddy bear? Do they have any idea how stupid they appear to the rest of the world? Lets start using our own oil resources and send ‘em completely back to the dark ages. Oh yeah, the environMENTALists are in league with the dopes. WAKE UP, CIVILIZATION!!

  11. #11
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:44 am, jfish said:

    So, Gray has to change the book despite the tolerance, which was only there to mask the underlying appeasement effort in the first place:

    in an effort to be “inclusive”.

    Brilliant. The more of this PC crap that has to be altered expressly because someone is still offended, the more quickly PC will just die off. What was the quote from last week’s post? You can’t make peace with someone who hates you? Something like that … why in the world do these people still believe that appeasement can ever, ever bring about any level of peace?

  12. #12
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:54 am, JammieWearingFool said:

    She still has “great respect for Islam…”

    Pathetic.

  13. #13
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:57 am, pgtips said:

    She still has “great respect for Islam…”

    Would you say anything else while you’re still in Sudan?

  14. #14
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:58 am, trinitytim said:

    There is no appeasement of the “Religion of Peace”. Don’t you people get it?

    It’s their way or no way. Submit or Die.

    Stop the visas, deport those here already.

  15. #15
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 9:17 am, sausage said:

    Stop the visas, deport those here already.

    The echo of history….

    I wonder if Madagascar would take the 5 million Muslims currently living in the USA?

  16. #16
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 9:18 am, meatpieandtatters said:

    So extreme, they are. So sad, it is.

  17. #17
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 9:24 am, MTNEER said:

    The Sudanese gov’t knows that the UK and US are far too involved militarily in Afghanistan and Iraq to pose a viable threat to them. This is most likely part of a muslim version of the “death of a thousand cuts.” Embarrassing the infidel is just the old tried and true totalitarian tactic of diversion and propoganda.
    Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Castro have all used this tactic against their enemies both foreign and domestic. Keeping the domestic fires of hate well stoked diverts attention from the regime’s domestic failures.
    The comment above about preprinted signs only reinforces the idea that this was a Sudanese government plot.

  18. #18
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 9:27 am, TexasTiger said:

    A British children’s author who called one of his characters Mohammed the Mole to promote multiculturalism has renamed him Morgan so as not to offend Muslims.

    What’s everyone else doing to not offend Muslims?

    I’m not bathing this month. Don’t want my lack of foul body odor to offend the great Mohammed.

  19. #19
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 9:32 am, MTNEER said:

    #18 TexasTiger, the only thing you can do to keep from offending muslims is to convert to Islam. Nothing else is acceptable to the religion of pieces.

  20. #20
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 9:36 am, Christian Soldier said:

    This has nothing to do with the name Mohammed and everything to do with the FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
    Note: Cambridge Press-England-folded when a Billionaire Muslim sued over the printing of the book ALMS for JIHAD-the book has since been pulled from all sales and shelves, even here in the U.S. The book FUNDING EVIL is still available because, though the billionaire Muslim sued that author-because she is a resident of the U.S.- he could not get to her.
    Thank God the Danes are still standing for freedom - are they the only ones in Europe who are doing so?

  21. #21
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 9:37 am, ajmontana said:

    What did the people in the Twin Towers do to offend Muslims? Innocent victims of this cult.

  22. #22
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 9:39 am, RedRepub said:

    At least the teacher was placed into British custody. If I were her, I’d go back to England (any city but Londonistan) and never look back.

  23. #23
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 9:48 am, granite said:

    #15:

    “The echo of history….

    I wonder if Madagascar would take the 5 million Muslims currently living in the USA?”

    At first, I was going to suggest:

    JUST
    IGNORE
    HIM.

    But, then I decided to respond:

    Clever, sarcastic comment.

    Except, the Jews at the time of WWII did not adhere to a murderous, totalitarian ideology, and did not pose a threat to civilization.

    Not surprisingly, the comment in #15 is merely a bomb thrown by someone who has no practical, correct alternative to offer.

    That comment would have been far closer to the mark if it had alluded to the Munich dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, rather than the thought that had crossed the Nazis’ mind of moving Europe’s Jews to Madagascar.

  24. #24
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 10:10 am, RaisedRight said:

    On December 3rd, 2007 at 9:32 am, MTNEER said:
    #18 TexasTiger, the only thing you can do to keep from offending muslims is to convert to Islam. Nothing else is acceptable to the religion of pieces.

    That’s not entirely true. We could also DIE. I think they would accept that.

  25. #25
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 10:14 am, MTNEER said:

    #24 RaisedRight, Yep! and they would be more than happy to help us die.

  26. #26
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 10:20 am, Ronbo said:

    This is yet one more in a long line of Islamic extremist insults against the West. At some point one more straw will break the back of Western appeasement for things Islamic and the dogs of total war released who will not make fine distinctions between “Moderate” and “Radical” Muslims.

  27. #27
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 10:26 am, granite said:

    #26:

    Exactly!

  28. #28
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 10:37 am, ThackerAgency said:

    A British children’s author who called one of his characters Mohammed the Mole to promote multiculturalism

    This is the problem. There is no multiculturalism with Islam, It is the Islamic world vs. everyone else with them. We don’t need the Westo promoting multiculturalism to make this issue go away. . . we need the Islamic community promoting multiculturalism if we want to live together in peace and harmony.

    Let’s start by making the Palestinian Mickey Maus say something nice about Jews and the state of Israel. Then (and only then) maybe it will be the West’s turn to reciprocate on the multicultural front.

  29. #29
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 10:51 am, WarTip said:

    Actually, conversion will probably not help you either. They are very picky about whom they allow to join their ranks. I do not know what exactly their requirements are but I am quite certain I could never pass muster as a convert and daresay, I would not even bother to attempt such an act of “appeasement”.

    As for the “Freedom of speech for me but not for thee” screaming protesters; they would still be the first ones lined up on the wall. That to me, is perhaps the most ironic part about the “progressive thought process” such as it is.

  30. #30
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:07 am, bironetworks said:

    i don’t understand what the NOW organization would have to say in a case like this.

    it seems to me that the law would have applied to a man as well as a woman.

    i think NOW is a stupid organization anyway, let’s not make it more influential by suggesting they should have a stand on either side.

    i like them marginalized and unnecessary.

  31. #31
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:12 am, graysonret said:

    I’m very glad that she is with the British. Thank goodness. All this shows is the tremendous power Islam has over the citizens. Christianity went through its fanatical phase too, where the Church oversaw everyone and everything. It keep Europe in stagnation for hundreds of years. Though the science/technology was there, the Church condemned anything it didn’t agree. It took moslems at that time to help bring Europe out of the “Dark Ages”. Now the radicals are trying the same thing; power vs advancement. Europe beat back the moslem invasion in 1492(Granada). With today’s technology, a war with Islam seems, not only inevitable, but costly to both. The West has to stand up to Islam now, otherwise history will be repeated. Moderate moslems, too, need to defy radicalism.

  32. #32
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:26 am, jungatheart said:

    Before I stake my hopes on Moderate Muslims, I’d like to know what they believe. For instance, do they believe it’s okay to name a teddy bear Mohammad or do they think the punishment in this case was just too severe. I have a feeling I wouldn’t particularly like what Moderate Muslims want either.

  33. #33
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:28 am, ScottG said:

    Submit or die? I think the lady’s made her choice.

    She wishes she could stay….

  34. #34
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:29 am, Fasternu 426 said:

    Religion of feces, oops, did I just say that?

  35. #35
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:30 am, josetheguerilla said:

    Does anybody know if the Teddy Bear was pardoned. President Bush pardoned the turkey a couple of days ago. I hope he wasn’t killed with the jizya.

  36. #36
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:32 am, Mixer14 said:

    I guess this would really set them off too.

    Hat tip to Boortz.com

  37. #37
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:33 am, WarTip said:

    Jose, the Teddy Bear was locked up in a police safe and apparently will never be released. Sounds funny perhaps but it really is the truth … at least what I read.

  38. #38
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:34 am, Largs said:

    All this over a Teddy Bear?

    Maybe this is only a skit on the Muslim TV show Mohammad Python’s Flying Circus

    This stuff can’t be real.

  39. #39
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:44 am, coldfront said:

    Watch how loudly they protest when all & everything Islam has been removed from western society due to fear of the slitted-throat.
    Aim gun, find feet,point & fire.
    Time for the cage match between N.O.W. & the Boyz from Islam.

  40. #40
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:49 am, RaisedRight said:

    Hera responded she was “disappointed” and added “apparently a Muslim minority decides what will be on display in the museum”.

    It sounds like I would not enjoy Hera’s “art.” However, I like her quote. It looks like the U.S. is not the only place where the loudest minority has the power.

  41. #41
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:53 am, RaisedRight said:

    Uh…
    (Hera’s photography.)

  42. #42
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:59 am, yt1300inHtown said:

    Hera responded she was “disappointed” and added “apparently a Muslim minority decides what will be on display in the museum”.

    Breaking news…

  43. #43
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 11:59 am, uhangtight said:

    #20 said:Thank God the Danes are still standing for freedom - are they the only ones in Europe who are doing so?

    no the swiss are doing far more than the danes. they have decided that Islam is a government that does not separate religion or vice versa; and, therefore, is counter intuitive to their form of government. a government/religion that directly opposes their own.

    this is the answer to islam. no you are not a religion, but a type of government which there is only room for one government here.

  44. #44
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 12:01 pm, pgtips said:

    Submit or die? I think the lady’s made her choice.
    She wishes she could stay….

    I believe that distinctly shows the difference between Ms. Gibbons and the crazies in Sudan.

  45. #45
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 12:02 pm, feebiebabe said:

    I wonder what type of political maneuvering the UK had to use to get her this pardon….. I was pretty surprised to see this…I thought for sure she was going to be abandoned.

    Thank goodness she is safe and on her way back home.

  46. #46
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 12:15 pm, Speakup said:

    However, he added he will not exhibit Adam and Ewald in the next few years because “certain people in our society might perceive it as offensive”.

    A lot of people might be offended, its just that Muslims are violent in their offense and apparently..thats OK, they have every right to be violent, we just change our lives to accommodate violence.

    Got resistance?

  47. #47
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 12:18 pm, babbledabble said:

    #45
    They threatened to withold money, what else?

  48. #48
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 12:24 pm, nbarry said:

    Feminist silence in the face of jihad is old news. In October 2001, with Ground Zero still smouldering, another feminist organization, Equality Now, pulled the moral equivalence trick after we went into Afghanistan in self-defense. “…and the cycle of violence continues,” they posted on their action alert, which is still on their website for all with a strong stomach to see.

  49. #49
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 12:40 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Adam and Ewald

    These aren’t the two guys on the Seattle ferry are they?

    (And yes, I have edited out the obvious puns…)

  50. #50
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 12:42 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    A British children’s author who called one of his characters Mohammed the Mole to promote multiculturalism has renamed him Morgan so as not to offend Muslims.

    Naming a Teddy Bear after a classic automobile? I’m enraged I tell you. where’s my RPG?

  51. #51
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 1:04 pm, TexasTiger said:

    A British children’s author who called one of his characters Mohammed the Mole

    Mohammed the Mole is actually Lemmiwinks in a turban.

  52. #52
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 1:06 pm, gippergirl said:

    Adam and Ewold??? And they’re afraid to display this “art” for fear of getting their throats slit. Meanwhile, can anyone imagine nuns and priests rioting in the streets over the numerous shameful, tasteless displays of “art” of Jesus and the Virgin Mary???

  53. #53
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 1:16 pm, bit_boy said:

    Judging from the tone and content of this thread Islam Sharia, Sudan’s genocide, and Muslim intellectual convulsions are contrary to Western Civilization but wait, in our White House lives a Cretan and Secretary of State that give the Sudan government 2 billion dollars a year. Who plays the larger role in this partnership (yes, the Sudan has oil but it mostly goes to China, Japan, and Europe but they do fight terrorist most of whom must live in Darfur).

  54. #54
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 1:32 pm, granite said:

    #45 feebiebabe :

    “I wonder what type of political maneuvering the UK had to use to get her this pardon….. I was pretty surprised to see this…I thought for sure she was going to be abandoned.”

    I would bet the house and the cars that a ransom - monetary or otherwise, was paid; or that some other concession - current or future - was granted.

    Time will tell us.

    I remember the 1962 Cuban missile crisis (5th grade), and at the time thought that it was simply a matter of America’s telling the Soviets to knock it off, and get the hell out of Dodge.

    I think it was at least something like FIFTEEN YEARS later that I learned that, as part of the 1962 deal, the U.S. had agreed to remove some missiles from Turkey.

    Sort of a variation on the “that and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee” theme.

    As I said, time will tell…just wait.

  55. #55
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 1:39 pm, Leatherneck said:

    Look at how many people roll over for the religion of peace, to keep from being murdered.

    It is a good thing America has Dr. Savage telling the truth about Mohamed and Islam, and fighting the good fight for our freedom of speech.

    MM, if Dr. Savage loses his First Amendment fight with CAIR, will your type of free speech be next?

  56. #56
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 1:45 pm, RetFireman said:

    And once again, these “minorities’ of thugs, whiners and cry-baby extortionists get what they want. They chip ever farther into the freedoms of the world. It is not just Europe and other places that has people second guessing their books and names of teddy bears and such. There will be people here as well that will second guess anything they say or do. After all, wouldn’t want ot offend they eternally offended.

    Not really sure when this all started with them. It had to be something small. They learned, as dogs do, by repetition. With each and every victory, following all of their marching into the streets, yelling for killings, bombings and deaths, buning cars, destroying private property and such while the police of each Muslim and yes, even European community looked on allowing it to happen and, by doing so, showing these animals that they support what they did, these minority followers of the moon god were taught that to get their way, all they had to do was to throw a tantrum, call for blood shed, maybe kill an innocvent here or there and bingo, the governments would roll over faster than Lassie waiting for a treat.

    Treir demasds have gotten to be more extreme as well as more bizzarre as the weeks go by. They are also just as confusing. In a religion where the males are named Mohammed as often as Mexican Catholics are named Jesus, to have them show anger and call for the slaying of an elementary school teacher because she agreed to the naming of a teddy bear after the studant who owned who was also named Mohammed just shows the insanity at it’s best. Was there any calls for the child’s slaying? After all, how many children in that school, who eat and defecate, run through mud and God knows what else, are named Mohammed? To have this woman arrested in the first place, face a caning of 40 lashes and possible death, to face vigilante squads in the streets that have been reved up by their religious leaders then sent out with knives and swords to call for her death…countless members of whom are named Mohammed…is the utmost in their hypocrisy.

    However, it worked anyway. Rather than people saying “Enough”, putting their foot down, governments putting limits on these types of demonstrations, the calling for the harm of another person be they public officials or private, and basically the cessation of any and all Islamic foolishness and idiocy, they istead use this experience to once again show that their tantrums and threats will work. It will have authors change their stories of inclusion. It will have people second guess themselves in public. It will make Liberals make ridiculous public apologies for insulting their “religion” for no reason or for perceived offenses when really, none has taken place.

    Is this what it takes to get respect? While the Left complains about the Separation of Church and State as well as the far and away Spanish Inquisition, (which killed far less people during the entire time it was in effect than just one year of any Islamic Jihadi fun fest) maybe what needs to happen is have Christians take to the streets and start chanting about “Death to the Hippe” and “Jesus Cuts the Heads Off The Non-Believers” Or, since the Libs seem to support Palestine and think of the Jews as the bad guys with all their anti-Senitic talk, maybe the Jews should take to the streets in a similar fashion, making similar threats. Maybe some people should vanish as well, with bodies turning up all over the placve so that people know they are serious. Would the talk stop? would we get our way? WOuld people start tip-toeing around Jews and Christians?

    Oh..but wait…those actually are religions of peace, and they would not do such a thing. So why does anyone tolerate it from the self-proclaimed Religion of Peace? How much longer are we going to have to tolerate it? From this day forward, my Pleco fish, the one that sucks the algae and other crap off the bottom of my fish tank will forever more be known as…

    Mohammed the sucker fish.

    Suck on that-a one time

  57. #57
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 1:52 pm, Alphonse said:

    Is it not racist to suggest that white man’s justice is superior to African Moslim justice? Off with her head.

  58. #58
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 1:55 pm, Milwaukee Mike said:

    This thread and other comments from the West should be read by these people.

    Then they shall realize that the true insult to Islam is sharia law.

    The next logical step would be to carry out a death sentence on themselves.

    Problem solved….Now back to what to do about Hillary.

  59. #59
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 1:59 pm, bear1909 said:

    The Barbary pirates of the 18th and early 19th century are in new costumes for the Big Double zero decade.

    But their ploy is the same. Shanghai some poor schmuck and hold them for ransome.

    Bush is giving Condi her legacy moment while she outsources her brain and common sense to France et al in dealing with the main brokers behind all of this crap— Iran, Syria, and their proxies.

    It will come to the same end involving Marines, shrapnel, and 50 caliber bullets.

    Would someone please press the FF button.

    In the words of our enemies within “The world can’t wait.”

    Giddy up.

  60. #60
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 2:26 pm, ajmontana said:

    Well, It’s good to see that Gibbons has left Sudan safely. What a nightmare/fiasco.

  61. #61
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 2:33 pm, gippergirl said:

    yep…time for Gibbons to move in w/Salmon Rushdie…

  62. #62
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 2:47 pm, RetFireman said:

    Left safely, yet her life will be forever changed with her and her family always looking over their shoulders for some uvulating religious psychopath seeking revenge for the heinous act of naming a childs soft and comfort giving play thing after the founder of their religion who ironically found children to be soft and comfort giving.

  63. #63
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 2:47 pm, publiuswarmac9999 said:

    WW-II resulted because the West appeased the tyranny of the NAZIs. It appears that we have not learned our lesson - with the possible exception of George Bush who took out Saddam and the Taliban. Islam is every bit as vicious as NAZIism, and it is much more widely distributed around the world.

    The Brits should have told the leadership of Sudan that substantial military action would be taken if this woman was not released. Instead, the Brits caved to the Islamic NAZI terrorists and sent a couple of “diplomats” to get the woman released. Just another example of appeasement, and one that was so obvious that a museum in the Hague also went the appeasement route.

  64. #64
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 2:50 pm, RaisedRight said:

    AP report:

    Lord Nazir Ahmed, who met with al-Bashir earlier Monday along with Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, said the case was an “unfortunate misunderstanding” and stressed that Britain respected Islam.

    He hoped “the relations between our two countries will not be damaged by this incident,” Ahmed told reporters at the presidential palace after Monday’s meeting.

    Personally, I can’t respect the religion/country/people involved in such a ridiculous case as this.

    Whenever I dare to condemn the actions of terrorists someone spits back at me a form of the argument that not all Muslims are terrorists, most are peaceful, moderate Muslims don’t agree with the radical terrorists, etc… And I have long wondered why I don’t hear more from these moderate Muslims.

    Now I have to wonder, did the crowd of people calling for the death of Gibbons consist solely of the rare, terrorist type of Muslim? Or, does the belief that anyone who insults Islam should be put to death extend to the so-called moderate Muslims?

  65. #65
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 2:52 pm, USMCgramma said:

    AP reports Canada called the rape case trial “barbaric” and the White House called it “outrageous”. This really ticked off the Saudi’s who don’t like anyone criticizing their system of law. NOW could have said something about women’s rights which are human rights. Don’t sheiks have mothers, sisters, cousins, nieces? Are they all in jail? If the teddy bear didn’t get the American Muslim’s attention, what will it take?

  66. #66
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 3:07 pm, RetFireman said:

    RR:
    Just ask Buck, Dakine and the other Liberals. They’ll tell you. those were just the minority groups. A hundred or so here, a thousand there…they hit the streets in droves, are all over the internet, are in Iraq, Afghanistan, run Myranmar, Sudan, Syria, Palestine, Libya, taking over Africa, the Philippines, Shari’ah law is becoming more prevalent than the Rule of Law in more countries around the world every day. Why, people are allowing it to happen in Denmark and other places in Europe because after all, to not allow them to govern themselves in a way they are accostomed to based on their religion shows that you are Islamophobic and not exactly PC or a truly Multi-Cultural society. They are even attempting to do that very thing in several cities in this country as well, claiming that if they allow Shari’ah law to be used “is addition to” our laws, it will help to curb crime due to the way it does not permit alcohol, crugs etc.

    In England, there is a major Islamic group which is using Multi-Cultralism and PC to make headway into government and to insist that London and other cities adopt Shari’ah laws because it is the best way to run their country Islam can teach so much to these barbarians since they will not allow women to dress like tramps and force them to dress “more moderately”, keep people from drinking, keep people from fornicating etc.

    That is the moderates talking. Those are the ones that are NOT marching in the streets calling for people’s heads. These are the ones that the governments are negotiating, and then people wonder why enormous mosques are being erected places and no one is stopping their immigration or keeping them from changing laws to suit them.

    Why does no one hear from Moderate Muslims and why do the Moderate Muslims take to the streets in even larger numbers since they supposedly outnumber thse “radical” muslims to downplay their message and tell the world that the radicals are “hijacking” the religion and not all Muslims bellieve that and yadda yadda yadda?

    Because the only ones who believe that are Liberals and other excusers and apologists. The moderate muclims believe the way the radicals do, have the same teachings and such, they just are not militant about it and do not believe in using the same methods to acheive the same goals. they all believe in the koran. The koran has it all written out for them in very plain writing, for they were very simple people. The killings, the beheadings, the treatment of women etc. thus, the difference between the redicals and the mocerates is a comfy couch that the moderates would rather sit on.

  67. #67
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 3:15 pm, ThatSamIAm said:

    Until a large majority of the non-radical followers of islam come out and denounce what is done by the murderous radicals in the name of mahommed I have no respect for them or their religion. Silence is not acceptable. Apparently they follow the only god and prophet who’s purpose is to destroy everyone else so don’t give me any more crap about a “peaceful” religion.

  68. #68
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 3:21 pm, RetFireman said:

    they have to do more than just denounce them. This requires so much more than words. they need to reign them in. It is these so-called “moderate” muslims that are required…no…MANDATED to go after and arrest, try and either imprison and/or execute each and every one of these so-called “radicalised” muslims for the crimes they are guilty of. They need to clean their own house. they all know who and where they are. this can be easily and quickly done if they really wanted to. The thing is, they do not want to. They could easily turn these people in to the FBI or Secret Service or NSA or whomever, but they don’t. They stay silent and send their donations every week in silent support of their organizations. they help them in every way they can, which includes the most important one they know…their overwhelming silence.

  69. #69
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 3:26 pm, RaisedRight said:

    RetFireman - thank you for the response. I have long suspected that the only difference between the terrorist and the majority of “peaceful Muslims” lies in action, not belief.

    ThatSamIAm - Excellent points.
    When the U of Delaware indoctrination materials got out, I remember reading that the definition of racism included all who are silent on the issue. I wonder why Liberals don’t apply the same standard to Muslims. (Well, I don’t wonder so much as I am disgusted by it.)

  70. #70
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 4:15 pm, bear1909 said:

    Beware of Jihadi Lite, the equivalent of Moderate Muslims.

    There are Muslims standing against violent jihadist fascism. And in my opinion, these are not “moderates”; they are citizens of their countries who worship as they see fit w/o designs of making anybody else worship as they do.

    End of story.

    “Moderate Muslim” is a mythic creation designed to entice Western governments to swallow the same fruit (shari’a law) proposed by the pro-Caliphate nut jobs we’ve been killing by the truckload in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    BTW, with all the hoo-ha over the civilian death rate being down, ever wonder why the MSM has YET to ask “why”?

    You know, that age old journalistic question that led to good reporting?

    Grrrr. :twisted:

  71. #71
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 4:23 pm, hadsil said:

    Rest assured a cross in urine, a chocolate Jesus, and a dung Mary are all acceptable “works of Art”.

  72. #72
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 4:42 pm, RetFireman said:

    It is similar to the porn industry. Look at how many millions and millions of people publically denounce porn. Look at how many men…Liberals and Conservatives included, say it is disgusting, it is degrading to women and so forth. Yet it is one of the biggest industries we have in this country. It has been, since the inception of the Internet, the leading search item on the Web, and it makes multi-billions of dollars a year. For something that apparently no one watches, sees or buys, it sure is a popular item that makes a fortune. Same with “radical” Islam. For something that alledgedly is only done by such a small minority of deranged and misguided followers, it sure is incredibly well funded, well organised, highly motivated, well placed, well armed and incredibly difficult to find and arrest with police and army units that are uncooperative in the task at doing anything to stem the tide no matter what country you are in. In Pakistan, why are the Taliban allowed to roam the mountainous areas with impunity? In Iraq, why is Al Waeda allowed to raom around and plant bombs with impugnity? How about Palestine? Syria? Libya? Sudan? Somalia? Chechnya? Bosnia? Paris? Is it because of all the Moderates who are tired of their religion being hijacked by these radicals and thus being looked down on by the non-believers and treated poorly by those that aren’t muslim? Hell no. Instead, they tell us that we need to change. We need to understand their rage and we need to adapt ourselves ro their religion until finally these animals no longer have anything to be mad about. This translates into converting to their form on Islam. It was laid out to us by Osama in one of his Ultimatums…and even if we were to do that, it still was no guarantee simply because in his mind we were still guilty of heinous atrocities against muslims in the past.

    the true minority muslims are the ones you speak of, that are fighting against the terrorists. And for their efforts, they have been disoned by their families and communites and are no longer welcome. That means by those “moderates” too. That is just how much the moderates want the “radicals” to stop. Just ask the Islamic Group leaders in Londonistan.

  73. #73
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 6:48 pm, John Ansell said:

    Retfireman, I’d pick porn over radical islam any day. But that’s only if the choice is between the two.

  74. #74
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 7:04 pm, 29Victor said:

    hadsil #71
    You beat me to it. The difference is, of course, that Christians didn’t kill the “artists.”

    By the museum’s logic shouldn’t The Hauge close all of their abortion clinics? Abortion offends Christians, and the Left has long accused Christians of killing abortionists. But the fear that pro-choicers say they feel only makes them more determined to press their agenda.

    Why does the Left kneel before Allah and not before Jesus?

  75. #75
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 7:27 pm, Dandapani said:

    It has been observed in other societies, that when Muslims are in the minority, they are demure; when at parity, they are defiant; and when at majority, they are deadly. It won’t be long here in the USA

  76. #76
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 7:52 pm, Turbodog said:

    why is Michael Savages law suite against CAIR not covered here?

  77. #77
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 7:58 pm, Turbodog said:

    you all can ban me if you like but hey you all are the next target. SAVAGE tells it like it is.. so yeah

  78. #78
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 7:59 pm, deepdiver said:

    I’m having some serious issue Gillian Gibbons saying that she would stay and go back to work tomorrow if they would let her. Reminds me of the situation where a guy is beating on a woman, a good samaritan steps in and stops him and when the police show up to take him to jail she starts the whole, “But I love him. Don’t take him to jail,” routine. People all over the world, especially here were outraged on her behalf and she wants to stay and be all cuddly with the people who want to kill her. Puts her at a whole new level of doesn’t get it.

    This incident once again reinforces that the root cause of islamaphobia is islam.

  79. #79
    On December 3rd, 2007 at 8:59 pm, RetFireman said:

    She is one stupid woman. She is a Liberal in denial. She is a victim blaming herself, still unaware of the absolute danger she is still in and that even though she has been pardoned, as was Rushdie, her life will forever be in jeopardy as will her husband and her children and her children’s children.

    As far as Savage’s law suit against CAIR, I mentioned it on another thread. It looks as though if he is successful, which he just very may well be if I have read it correctly, ol CAIR may have to fold up shop and take their hate mongering, race baiting, terrorist supporting butts someplace else.

  80. #80
    On December 4th, 2007 at 8:49 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

    For those asking where is NOW-that was the same question I was asking several years ago during Mike Tyson’s rape trial of a beauty pagent contestant when the young lady had the evidence to back up her acusation.
    BTW-He was convicted of it.

    GSP

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