Outrage in the Muslim World
In September a danish newspaper published a series of caricatures which also depicted the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb shaped turban. Understandably muslims the world over were upset. But there are ways and means to express outrage.
Attacking embassies, bomb threats and violence against foreigners do not constitute the right way. In fact it only helps to perpetuate the myth that Islam only knows to express itself through the barrel of a gun. The caricatures in themselves were admittedly in bad taste, but I think greater harm has been done to the image of Islam and the teachings of the Great Prophet by the actions of those who claim to be outraged by the cartoons. When we will learn that violence never solves anything, and in this case only gives more ammo to the very people who hold misguided notions about Islam and what it espouses.
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