>Has anyone heard of this controversy? In Islam, it is forbidden to create a depiction of Muhammad because it may lead to idol worship.
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons
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>Why would they be offended if non-Muslims depicted Muhammad? In Judaism, the word God is written because it is considered disrespectful, but (as far as I can tell) they don't object to other people from writing the word God. BTW, you will see Jewish texts use G-d.


From http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11227487/

Government officials and other critics here said Laban's delegations intentionally inflamed Islamic leaders in Egypt and Lebanon by passing off several obscene cartoons of Muhammad as among those published in the newspaper. Laban said those had been sent anonymously to Muslim leaders in Denmark and were shown to the Islamic officials as examples of anti-Muslim feeling in the country. He said no one suggested they had been published in the newspaper.

A report on NPR last night also mentioned the additions, but not that they were used as "examples of anti-Muslim feeling". Rather, they were being passed as examples of other published cartoons.

I have to wonder at Laban and Co's motives if it took four months to whip the faithful into such a rage. Could it be they are running out of volunteers for the suicide squads?