North Rhine-Westphalia: Gov't wants ban on Muhammad cartoons

North Rhine-Westphalia: Gov't wants ban on Muhammad cartoons

Via Parool:

The government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia wants to curtail the display of the Danish Muhammad cartoons.  Minister of the Interior Ralf Jäger (SPD) said he hoped such a ban will stand up in court.

This after a Pro NRW demonstration in Bonn displaying Muhammad cartoons led to violent clashes between police and Salafists.  Pro NRW also held demonstrations outside mosques in Aachen and Leverkusen, with calm counter-demonstrations.

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Bonn: Salafists clash with police over Muhammad cartoon protest (UPDATED)

Bonn: Salafists clash with police over Muhammad cartoon protest

Salafists in Bonn clashed with police on Saturday after a Pro-NRW protest displaying anti-Islam cartoons.  29 police agents were injured, and over 100 people were arrested.

Update: Video was mistakenly dropped from original post. English-language report: AGI.

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Germany:Police arrest 30 Salafists after clashes

Germany:Police arrest 30 Salafists after clashes

Police spokeswoman Anja Meis said a group of Salafists protesting against a far-right march threw stones and attacked officers separating the two rallies in the western German city of Solingen Tuesday. Three policemen and a passer-by were injured. (source)

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UK: Can we talk about this? Freedom of speech, censorship and Islam

UK: Can we talk about this? Freedom of speech, censorship and Islam

Via the Telegraph:

The show begins with one of the performers repeating a question posed by Martin Amis: “Do you feel morally superior to the Taliban?” So cowed have we become that only about 20 percent of the audience put their hands up despite our knowledge of their barbarous cruelties.

The piece then goes on to explore the Rushdie affair, the Danish newspaper cartoons of Muhammed, and the murder the Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh following his film about the abuse of Muslim women.

It also shines a harsh light on the forced marriages and “honour abuse” among Muslims in this country. Almost every word that’s uttered is verbatim, and the majority come from revealing interviews conducted by DV8 itself.

(source)

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Sweden: Protesters throw eggs at Muhammad cartoonist

Sweden: Protesters throw eggs at Muhammad cartoonist

A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was pelted with eggs during a university lecture when he presented another drawing of Islam's revered prophet, police and the artist said Wednesday.

After Vilks was whisked away by security, the attackers started shouting Allah Akbar (video)

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