Tensions between Denmark and the Muslim world could be reignited as the man who approved the controversial Mohammed newspaper cartoons prepares to publish a book. Several experts believe that the book, Tavshedens tyranni (Tyranny of Silence), by the culture editor of Jyllands-Posten, Flemming Rose, could place the country even further into the firing line of the already disgruntled Muslim community.
The text, which is due for release on 30th September, will republish all 12 drawings of the holy Muslim prophet Mohammed that sparked outrage among believers when they were printed in the Danish newspaper in 2005. As a consequence, the Danish flag was burnt and Danish products were boycotted in Muslim countries across the globe.
In 2008, three people were arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill one of the cartoonists, Kurt Westergaard. Tensions were still running high in January this year, when he was accosted at home by a man with an axe. In addition, plans to bomb Jyllands-Posten’s head office in Copenhagen were recently admitted by one of the men behind the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai.
American terrorism expert Evan Kohlman has warned that reprinting the drawings could cause problems. “If I were him [Flemming Rose], I would very seriously consider the consequences of reprinting the cartoons,’ Kohlman said in an interview with Politiken.
Denmark’s ambassador to Algeria, Ole Wohlers Olsen, said he understands the importance of free speech, but added, “every time the drawings are reprinted, there are riots and demonstrations – and also bloodshed.”
Rose, however, says his intension is not to provoke more Muslim anger. “I’m just telling the story of the drawings and putting them in a context about pictures that can be offensive,” he said. He also claimed that there would be uproar if he omitted the images from the publication.
According to the Copenhagen Post, another book on the subject by Westergaard, the cartoonist who drew Mohammed with a bomb for a turban, is also due out in November. It is not yet known, however, whether the artist’s memoirs, Manden bag Stregan (The man behind the drawing), will reprint the controversial sketch.
I would be surprised if Flemming Rose’s book sold a single copy. An author would have to have a message and a meaningful story in order to make the books saleable. From what I know of Flemming Rose, he has no message and certainly nothing meaningful to say.
The world can sleep safely, this book won’t cause any contraversy.
That man does not believe the prophets…
It is believed that the best which is nearest to follow the Pharaoh (murder of the prophets)
Criminals the ground and the ground spoilers
Just go and publish it. Freedom of speech is essential for the world. We cannot let those people govern the world with their threats. Because at the end they will just be upset with just anything we do because they say we are unbelievers.
The truth is that muslims are so wrong. To start with, they took the religion of my people. A religion that existed since the beginning of our nation. They took all that jews wrote in the Torah, Moisah, Abraham, Isaias, David, Salomón. They were ALL JEWS. Then this false prophet Mohamed STOLED PARTS OF THE TEXT. SIMPLY COPYING THE TORAH and created a new religion out of it. At letast Christians are respectful, because they Have the Old testament ( The Torah for us) and the new testament ( What Jesus and his followers said). We are fine with that. And then they are so UPSET because the small nation of Israel exists. A nation that have existed for thousands of years, even before Babilonia, and Egypt empires.
We have such a bad luck. They came to our country to steal our religion and also try to steal our land. The land of Israel.
ARABS GO BACK TO ARABIA!! which is the land you came from. And to those Pro-palestinean. Just please go and study some history. Palestina is governed by a punch of terrorist. THEY DON’T HAVE DEMOCRACY THERE, THEY DON’T HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. HAMAS KILLS HUNDREDS OF PALESTINIAN ( THEIR OWN PEOPLE) JUST IMPOSING THE DICTATURE OF HORROR AND RADICAL TERRORISM.
They are so wrong, COPYING OUR religion BORROWING OUR GOD, GIVING HIM A NEW NAME, and then they want to tell us that our religion, that has existed for thousands of years, for almost 8000 years, is not the real one, and that their religion with a mere hundred of years is the AUTHENTIC ONE.
It is like for example if they came to Iceland copied the Sagas, change things to appears as if they have always lived in Iceland and then they wouldn’t let icelanders to be in their own country. WOULD YOU LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN TO YOUR COUNTRY?? I bet, no one would like that to be done to your country. So please stand for Israel. ARAB GO BACK HOME WITH YOUR CRAZY BOMBS, YOUR SUICIDAL PREGNANT WOMEN AND THE KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN THAT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO READ BUT THEY KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A WEAPON.
PLEASE MUSLIMS, LET THE REST OF THE WORLD SPEAK OUT FREELY THEIR OPINION ABOUT THINGS. IT IS TOO EASY TO POINT WITH A GUN AT SOMEONE AND MAKE THEM SAY YOU ARE RIGHT AND THEY ARE WRONG.