Muslim leaders in
said they will not take action against members of an anti-immigration
party who drew cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad, while condemning
their actions.
Danish
Ahmed Abu-Laban, a In
Muslim
Different approach Abu-Laban called for a different response to the latest developments. He
Abu-Laban said he regretted Danish TV's decision to air the footage, saying it raised ethical questions. "We've been working very hard to resolve the problems since the conflict earlier this year." "I think the events are too stupid and too absurd to provoke demonstrations or other actions from Muslims" Yildiz Akdogan, spokeswoman, Democratic Muslims Yildiz
She said: "I think the events are too stupid and too absurd to provoke demonstrations or other actions from Muslims. "Of
The Muslim Brotherhood, a group based in "The
It
Kenneth Kristensen, a senior member of the DPP's youth movement, criticised the events, but stopped short of apologising. The
It is a political ally of the centre-right coalition led by Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
state TV on Friday aired amateur video footage showing members of the
youth wing of the Danish People's party (DPP) engaging in a competition
to draw humiliating images of the Prophet at a summer camp.
September 2005 Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published cartoons
which included one showing the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his
turban. Most Muslims regard depiction of the Prophet as offensive.
clerics denounced those cartoons as blasphemous, sparking protests
early this year in which more than 50 people died in Asia, Africa and
the
said: "This time it's a different situation. Of course it's deplorable,
but we all know the attitude the DPP have toward Muslims and Islam and
these pictures were never intended for publication."
The
youth wings of other parties, including the ruling Liberal party,
criticised the DPP and said they would not attend any political events
where members of the DPP were present.
Akdogan, a spokeswoman for Democratic Muslims, a pro-integration group
formed in the aftermath of the protests against the cartoons in
February, said she was glad other parties had condemned the actions.
course it's not a good thing and definitely does not make building
bridges any easier, but I hope it won't have any lasting effect."
Muslim Brotherhood denounces this repetition of acts [hostile to Islam]
in the West and calls on Muslims to defend their religion in this
sacred month [of Ramdan]" the group said in a statement.
called for a boycott of products from countries that "permit these sort
of acts," for peaceful protests and for international legislation
banning such "attacks".
DPP campaigns on a platform that combines emphasis on increased
spending on schools and care for the elderly with a strong
anti-immigrant stance.
