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France: Teacher on the run after criticizing Muhammad
Shirli Sitbon
Published: 05.10.06, 11:20
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1. Proof,of Muslim tolerance
me ,   planet earth   (10.05.06)
Well here we have it again..the Ultimate proof that Islam is a "Peace and loving " religion..In other words,"CRITISIZE ISLAM,AND YOU DIE. ALL YOU MUSLIMS OUT THERE,I HOPE YOU ARE ALL VERY PROUD OF YET ANOTHER REASON TO MAKE THE REST OF THE WORLD DOUBT YOUR QUORAN.
2. this is for doing nothing
haim ,   mtl canada   (10.05.06)
and they have been making big steps in france and britain so stay in ur coma ull be all muslims sooner than u think
3. Head off will teach behavior
Hans ,   Markdorf, Germany   (10.05.06)
4. islam is the religion of peace ...
aaron ,   ra'anana   (10.05.06)
hahahaha
5. Western chutzpah
Sam ,   Canada   (10.05.06)
Do Muslims threaten to kill people because they call Al-qaeda or Hizbollah or Hamas or any simlar groups violent? Not that I've seen.They don't want Mohammed insulted. It may be common in the secular west to insult anything religious but that's not the case in the Muslim world. So, I think the West should stop needlessly insulting Muslims.
6. THIS TEACHER SHOULD FLEE EUROPE WHILE HE IS STILL ALIVE.
DEBRA ,   USA   (10.05.06)
IF THE TEACHER HIDES OUT IN THE AMERICAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND HAS PLENTY OF WEAPONS AND AMMO, HE MIGHT BE SAFE FROM THE ISLAMIC FASCISTS.
7. Good morning France!
Ram ,   London   (10.05.06)
What happened to the saying "when in Rome do as the Romans do?" Maybe France is no more? Is it now completely metamorphised onto Francistan? Wake up Frenchies and smell the "kahwa"! Bismillah blah blah blah......
8. The REAL quran:bastion of hate and violence
Arie ,   Afula   (10.05.06)
9. #5 Sam - It isn't a matter of insults
Chaya ,   Erez Yisrael   (10.05.06)
Do other religions go on a rampage when they are insulted??? Only the Muslims do. They believe they are operating from a position of superiority over the dhimmis/infidels. They believe they have a free hand to do whatever they want. All those who cherish freedom - and, yes, the freedom to be insulting - had better wake up soon or they will see those freedoms slowly being taken away from them. And the ones who will be dealt with most severely will be the leftists who have been defending the fascist moslems because it is precisely their lifestyle that Islam has the most trouble with: women's right, homosexual rights, etc. At the moment they are useful idiots for the Moslems.
10. oh the irony!!! Muslims: "we are not violent! if u say we r
we'll kill u." ,   islam=death cult   (10.05.06)
11. #9 On offending people
Sam ,   Canada   (10.05.06)
I see great self-righteousness about womens' rights and homosexual rights and there is no end to it when these causes are offended. What makes you think that offending religious sensibilities is any different?
12. And this would be bad?
Steve ,   Raleigh   (10.05.06)
Part of me wants to see muslims openly persecute and murder whomever they disagree with in west. At least everyone would get to see what they're really about. In UK and the rest of the western EU they're falling over themselves trying to therepeutize everyone about everything. OK. Let's make muslim-on-anyone-else murder no longer a crime. I'm fine with that.
13. French problems for the French!
Mike ,   Atlanta, USA   (10.05.06)
I have an idea. Go knock down some Jewish tombstones. That will make you French feel better.
14. If I ruled the World...
Ed ,   Britain   (10.05.06)
What is it with wanting to rule the world; history is full of megalomaniacs wanting to do just this. The Romans, Gengiz Khan, English imperialists, Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler and his Italian and Jap friends ... the list goes on and on. Now it's the Islamofascists' turn, and they won't learn from History --any more than the others did-- that their 'folie de grandeur' is doomed to failure.
15. #5 Sam form Canada...
DR ,   Florida, USA   (10.05.06)
Have you seen the amount of insults thrown at Israel and the US in Arab/Muslim media??? You cannot deny that this culture insults, bashes and threatens western cultures, BUT, do you see riots, threats etc. from the West??? NO!!! This is the problem my friend.
16. To #5
Adam ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (10.05.06)
To deny the truth about Mohammed is to deny historical TRUTH. Truth is more important. Mohammed had several wives and was therefore a polygamist. Make of it what you will. Mohammed's armies ethniclly cleansed most of Arabia of it's Jews and killed many of them. One of Mohammed's wives was 9 years old. Make of it what you will but these are facts. |Mohammed's armies were Bedouin highwaymen. It's a fact. There is a problem of violence within Islam greater than any other religious violence. The problem is there in thei majority. To deny this will do more harm than good. We are more than willing to admit that Avraham and Sarah may have been brother and sister. It doesn't shake our faith. Is theirs so easily shaken?
17. Be your own censor
Sam ,   Canada   (10.05.06)
I'm not defending Islam or the violence in defense of it. . I'm saying that there are a lot of people who take G-d and religion seriously. Those who don't should not needlessly offend them.
18. #5 - SAM
(10.05.06)
You misuse the word 'needlessly'!
19. And the irony was lost on them
Fred ,   Australia   (10.05.06)
Sadly they dont teach irony to Muslims.
20. Open your eyes France!
Marisa   (10.05.06)
Here we go again! Muslims can't handle criticism but they are SOOO eager to dish it out! Maybe France will wake up this time and stop defending or being indifferent to all the 5-6 million French Muslims actions. The riots, the murders, wake up Frenchmen! Are you that blind? Stop being so self righteous and do what is good for the people of your country who give back positively to society, not the people who have brought violence, murder, primitive thinking and filth to it. Don't let them turn your beautiful country into a Middle Eastern wasteland. They go against every value that a modern France stands for. And whether or not Mohammed was actually a "ruthless and looter warlord, a Jew slaughterer and a polygamist", his followers today have certainly become just that! Protect Professor Redeker and his family, don't be indifferent to the barbarians that are hunting them. Don't let his family become another episode in Muslim reign of terror in Europe (think London Underground, Madrid train bombing, Europe after the Denmark publication of Mohammed cartoon, ETC.). Don't let his family become another Ilan Halimi!
21. #5 and #17 - Yes, you are defending the violence of Islam...
Andy   (10.05.06)
read your own posts. Why should a free world censor itself? Especially when it is putting voice to facts that are documented in the Koran itself? You talk like we should all pretend that Islam and the teachings of Mohammed are something they are not for the sake of not offending Muslims. And nobody is saying anything against God -- it's Mohammed and how he chose to live his life that the west wants to examine. I'm glad that some courageous people are unwilling to be held hostage to ignorance and lies.
22. Sam from Canada more hatred in arab world than anywhere else
Jabadini ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (10.05.06)
The media in the muslim world attacks Jews and christians daily. Their schoolbooks teach hatred and lies about the rest of the world and their governments are not much better. They can't take critisism and if they see that violence works why wouldn't they continue with it?
23. Sam is a Jew-hater
Chaya ,   Bat Yam   (10.05.06)
By not condemning the Muslims for printing anti-Jewish and anti-Christian articles and creating cartoons that Goebbels would be proud of, he is showing us exactly who he is.
24. Sam, #5, France is not the Muslim world!
Jake   (10.05.06)
At least, not for now. Why should the Muslim world care what every French philosopher says about Islam? And by the way, drop the Jewish lingo (chutzpah); it doesn't suit you.
25. #23 Get some insight into yourself
Sam ,   Canada   (10.05.06)
The Muslims whether on this talkback or other talkbacks or Canadian newspapers have already heard more than enough from me about their behaviour. I think there is no lack of Jews who don't realize how obnoxious they can be.
26. Teacher on the run after criticizing Muhammad
Dr. Rani ,   Toronto   (10.05.06)
I am surprised of most of you who are defending his act, and crticising Islam. Dont you think the timming of his speach has something to do with his hatred to Islam? wE ALL AGREE THAT You can call Alqaeda a terrorist group, BUT CERTINLY NOT MOHAMAD,, YOU ARE IN DENIAL ON WHAT ISLAM HAS BROUGHT TO THIS CIVILIZATION...GOOD BLESS ISLAM
27. another madonna
Lebanon   (10.05.06)
Reker described Muhammad as a “ruthless and looter warlord, a Jew slaughterer and a polygamist. sounds like insulting not criticizing. Whats the point of writing rubbish like this. This Robert is either looking for a limelight because he knows nothing else better to write about or is trying to stir up more trouble between people. So sad that his familly is paying the price of his unprofessional worthless dribble.
28.  Sam..
Lynne   (10.05.06)
thank you for your understanding.. if there are more Westerners like you who believe in respecting the faiths of others the World would have been a much better place..
29. Sam thinks (actually he doesn't)
Chaya ,   B.Y.   (10.05.06)
"there is no lack of Jews who don't realize how obnoxious they can be." Mmmm. How does that sound to you all? Does that sound like someone who has a respect for the Jewish people? What if I were to say there is no lack of Blacks who don't know how obnoxiouis they can be. Sounds pretty awful, doesn't it? Well, Sam - WE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE! A sick anti-Semite!! And an apologist for Islmic hate!!
30. come over and have some tea
tea man ,   marjayoun lebanon   (10.05.06)
donot run and dont hide you did n't insult any one polygamy DAVID did it with 100's of wives the mormons are doing it up till now this war between religion and anti- religion only the pope took it a notch becuase he felt the comptetion but i wonder if the dude went up to the alps to rushing river and start kike-ing what wil happen to him
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