Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Accuracy is for squares
I could write an essay on the errors here.
Students at UC Berkeley are lashing out against a conservative campus publication that reprinted two Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammed
The extent of lashing seems pretty minimal. In fact, the MSA folks are making a huge deal out of the fact that they're not making a huge deal out of this, which might seem somewhat ironic.
Islamic law forbids images of the prophet.
Not "some interpretations of Islamic law forbid images of the prophet." Because that would be too accurate, and we can't have that.
"I think it's really outrageous that they have the audacity to print it," said Dena Takruri, a senior, and member of the Cal Muslim Student Association. "Not only are they insulting a community, they're defaming a religion."
The audacity! They are supposed to only do things I approve of. It takes audacity to not consider me dictator. And defaming a religion? In what way? When I think of the defamation of Islam, I think of folks who call for murder in its name.
A total of 12 cartoons printed by the Danish newspaper, and reprinted elsewhere, have triggered massive unrest in the Islamic world. Rioting claimed the lives of dozens, and Danish embassies in some Muslim countries were attacked.
Hum. Are you sure it wasn't triggered by a Muslim cleric who went on tour with these 12 cartoons, as well as 3 others of unknown origin, in order to piss Muslims off?
"The Cal Patriot is not an intellectual publication and does not merit an intellectual response," Takruri retorted. "(They) printed the cartoons to be audacious and to instigate an angered response. They should know, however, that our community will not stoop to their level."
You sound pretty angry, Dena.
"I think it's quite disappointing," said Rafay Khalil, treasurer of the Cal Muslim Student Association. "[Muhammed] is one of the most beloved figures for Muslims. Unfortunately, this is only going to increase Islam-phobia and racism on campus."
Really? Name someone who saw this article and decided "Muslims are evil" or "Arabs can't be trusted." It shouldn't be hard, considering how much Islamophobia and racism are going to be increased.
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