Muslims Protest Wikipedia Images of Muhammad

[Logan13]

Muslims Protest Wikipedia Images of Muhammad
Fox News

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has again stirred up controversy — this time over a biographical entry on the prophet Muhammad.

Nearly 100,000 people worldwide have signed a Web-based petition asking Wikipedia to remove all depictions of the Prophet from its English-language entry, viewable here.

"I request all brothers and sisters to sign this petitions so we can tell Wikipedia to respect the religion and remove the illustrations," the creator of the petition at The Petition Site asks.

Opposition among Muslims to images of Muhammad has its roots in the prohibition of "graven images" in the Ten Commandments, but has varied over time.

"Islamic teaching has traditionally discouraged representation of humans, particularly Muhammad, but that doesn't mean it's nonexistent," Notre Dame history professor Paul M. Cobb told the New York Times. "Some of the most beautiful images in Islamic art are manuscript images of Muhammad."

"Please take off those pictures or leave only the digitally blanked out faces please," writes one anonymous petitioner from Belgium several times on the petition site. "Thanks for respecting Muslims beliefs. Peace and Light."

Wikipedia has entries on Muhammad in several dozen languages. A quick survey found images of the Prophet on the Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Russian versions, but not on the Arabic, Turkish, Chinese, Albanian, Urdu or Bahasa Indonesia versions.

The Croatian edition depicted Muhammad, but the version written in the nearly identical Bosnian dialect did not, reflecting Bosnia's Islamic identity.

Surprisingly, one version in a language spoken overwhelmingly by Muslims had several images of Muhammad, both veiled and unveiled — the Farsi edition, legible to Persian-speakers in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and in the Iranian and Afghan diasporas worldwide.

[Pooks]

They got the right to protest, and Wikipedia got the right to reject their protest , if it so chooses , and i hope so.

[RANA]

They got the right to protest, and Wikipedia got the right to reject their protest , if it so chooses , and i hope so.

Agreed

[Flagg]

On Radio 4 thursday night there was a debate between a muslim cleric and female politician about a "touchy issue", muslims not wanting terrorists to be refered to as Islamic Fundamentalists. This woman completely shot this guy down on the grounds that the terrorists are

a) terrorists
b) commiting these acts of terror in the name of Allah and Islam

She also asked if some muslims basically had a sense of humour, in regards to them demanding Jehads every time someone does something to offend their sensibilities.

Seriously, isn't it time that a good portion of the Islamic community GREW UP and developed a sense of ****ing humour? This latest thing about wikipedia is the icing on the cake.

[Carlos_E]

"Nearly 100,000 people worldwide have signed a Web-based petition asking Wikipedia to remove all depictions of the Prophet from its English-language entry, viewable here."

I think more people have signed the "saved Windows XP" petition. 100,000 worldwide ain't much.

[spywizard]

ahhh someone is going to die..

[Tock]

Every now and then a bunch of irate Christians picket a movie or art gallery or XXX bookstore, etc, that's showing something they consider blasphemous. Lots of Americans feel that their Christian religious sensitivities should be respected. I wonder if they feel that Muslim religious sensitivities should be respected as well.

[Logan13]

Every now and then a bunch of irate Christians picket a movie or art gallery or XXX bookstore, etc, that's showing something they consider blasphemous. Lots of Americans feel that their Christian religious sensitivities should be respected. I wonder if they feel that Muslim religious sensitivities should be respected as well.

the use of terror and violence is the difference between the two groups.

[Tock]

the use of terror and violence is the difference between the two groups.

Yep . . . Christians are by far the most violent.

[Logan13]

Yep . . . Christians are by far the most violent.

Other than homosexual christians need for 6YO boys, what violence are you speaking of?

[Carlos_E]

Other than homosexual christians need for 6YO boys

That was tacky. You phrased it as if all homosexual christians like boys. I hope you're not that ignorant to believe that.

[Logan13]

That was tacky. You phrased it as if all homosexual christians like boys. I hope you're not that ignorant to believe that.

Tock is the one who constantly posts about these preachers. I honestly do not know what violence Tock is speaking of beyond that which I stated. Do you know what violence he is speaking of if not this?? As for tacky, I think that your comment in the Lounge exceeds mine........

[Carlos_E]

Personally I'd like to see both of you stop. Articles about child molesters straight or gay have no use here and they're creepy.

As far as my comment in the lounge, you took the first shot. I shot back. Don't start if you can't take the come back.

[soccer#3]

yea. try posting some positive news. its always muslims this and christians that. shits depressing

[thegodfather]

the use of terror and violence is the difference between the two groups.

That is a pointless argument. Neither group is completely absent of using terrorist tactics. The only argument that could come of this is the two of you trying to research which group carried out 'more' terrorist attacks than the other. Plenty of irrate Christians have blown up abortion clinics, sat outside them with sniper r***es and picked off people, and to try and absolve them of any wrong doing while demonizing the other group is trivial.

[kfrost06]

Personally I'd like to see both of you stop. Articles about child molesters straight or gay have no use here and they're creepy.

As far as my comment in the lounge, you took the first shot. I shot back. Don't start if you can't take the come back.

must go to lounge and find the comments, I love a soap opera

[Flagg]

Yep . . . Christians are by far the most violent.

Last time I checked Tock, Christians werent flying planes into buildings or blowing themselves up.

[kfrost06]

Last time I checked Tock, Christians werent flying planes into buildings or blowing themselves up.

perhaps we could be more like the athiest in his avatar, they were tortured and chopped up into pieces by fellow members, or how about Stalin or Hitler. Come to think of it, athiest seem to be the most violent