Vandals in Denmark Strike Muslim Graves

[Muslimah]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...1201087_pf.html


By Kevin Sullivan


Washington Post Foreign Service


Monday, February 13, 2006; A16


COPENHAGEN, Feb. 12 -- About 25 Muslim graves in western Denmark were vandalized late Saturday night, bringing swift condemnation from Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as tensions simmer from a Danish newspaper's publication last year of cartoons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.


"I strongly condemn this disgraceful act, and I deeply regret the desecration of Muslim graves," Rasmussen said in a statement released by his office Sunday night. "I have made it clear that the Danish government condemns any expression or any action which offends people's religious feelings."


Ahmed Akkari, a prominent Muslim leader in Denmark, said he was "happy" that Rasmussen had issued the statement so quickly. He said that in similar cases in the past, "nothing happened." Akkari said he believed that those who vandalized the Muslim graves in the city of Esbjerg, in Jutland, west of Copenhagen, "do not represent the Danish people's general attitude."


Tensions between Muslims and ethnic Danes have been extremely high in the past two weeks as the Muhammad cartoons, which other papers have reprinted, have sparked violent protests around the world. Akkari said that Rasmussen's swift condemnation, with his promise that authorities would "bring the perpetrators to justice," was "maybe one of the positive signs" of increased awareness between the two communities.


© 2006 The Washington Post Company

[Muslimah]

Bismillah


This is what the civilized world, which is aiming to extend a hand to the soooo backword muslim countries, which want to teach them democracy, moral and ethics, is doing :rolleyes:

[mohsie]

This is what the civilized world, which is aiming to extend a hand to the soooo backword muslim countries, which want to teach them democracy, moral and ethics, is doing

I feel this is all political... Allah Knows Best :)

[Muslimah]

Bismillah


What do u think is political, what I m referring to in my comment, or the act of grave desecration????? just want to be clear here.

[radiyah]

Bismillah


These are double standards, muslims should accept every humilation put upon them and keep quiet, otherwise we are barbaric and uncevilized. But if Israel and USA kills tortures and desmantel houses and bosses every country in the word, that is democracy and free of speech. Our relegion does not order us to give the other cheek, nor does any other relegion in the world order this. When there is retaliation against our relegion, and fellow muslims we have to respond, it is our right, wether any one likes it or not.


Salam

[mohsie]

What do u think is political, what I m referring to in my comment, or the act of grave desecration????? just want to be clear here.

The Western world pretending to extend their hand to the Muslim world. That's what they tell us they are doing, coz they still need our votes!

[radiyah]

Your own double standards are so apparant. :rolleyes:

natural respond, nothing new.