Saudis recall envoy in Danish row

Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador to Denmark on Thursday in a row about cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published by a best-selling newspaper. A Saudi government spokesman said the ambassador had been recalled for talks following Denmark’s failure to deal with the insults to the Prophet. Some of the cartoons in Jyllands-Posten last September depicted him as a stereotype of an Islamic terrorist. Ambassadors from several Muslim countries complained to Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who had earlier said he could not tell papers what to print, or not to. Danish food producers Arla Foods said the anger sparked by the cartoons had prompted a boycott of its dairy products in Saudi Arabia. Arla director Finn Hansen said there had been calls for boycotting Danish products in Friday prayers and on Saudi television and in newspapers. (BBC News,January 27, 2006)

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1. I would like to point out that this image looks like (to my eyes) a Hindu Rajput MahaRaja.

   Contrary to popular perception in the West - turbans are worn only by people from the Indian subcontinent (to the best of my knowledge - please correct me if I am wrong), each subgroup had different types of turbans - the mustache is also a mustache that looks like a “hindu type”. Some Muslims in the Indian subcontinent would wear it more as a residue of their past Hindu culture.

   The Muslims wear skull caps (like Jewish ones) except that they are white in color.

   The typical Muslim look is a long unkempt beard with a bald head and no mustache. Also they wear the caps you see on Afghans or the headwear of Arabs. The Iranian turban worn by Mullahs is also a typical one which can be easily made out.

   Of course I am talking about stereotypes and individuals are unique etc. etc.

   I am NOT taking any offense in any way - it is just fun and a nice way to needle some group Wink - just trying to set the record straight.

   Here are some examples that I am talking about
   http://www.touronpalaceonwheels.com/palace-on-wheels/history-and-legend.html

   http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian/issues00/nov00/images/maharaja_jpg.html

   So we can say that this guy is mocking Hindus but thinks he has portrayed Muhammad so I think it’s about time Muslims let it be and let Hindus wonder what the hell are they doing in those cartoons Laughing

   Secondly Muslims should stop visiting this site because the more hit this site gets the more popular it gets Confused and publishing those pictures was probably a PR stunt to get more people to buy their newspaper and more people to read their website Shocked

   Comment by Open Mind — January 30, 2006 @ 2:05 am

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