These protests of violence, vandalism and murder are an insult, a disgrace and defamation to the Muslim faith in general and the good people that follow it. It depicts them as a faith of double standards, violence and intolerance. It is increasingly being viewed worldwide as the faith of Islamic terrorists. This faith has been hijacked.

How does this compare:

In 1987, a picture of a crucifix submerged in urine and blood was put on display in New York using federal taxpayer dollars. Outraged Christians gathered to protest, write letters, and call their Congressmen. No one was killed.

At the same event, British citizen Chris Ofili put on display a painting of a black Mary (mother of Christ) surrounded by pornography.

Another work of art by Ofili consisted of a painting of a black Mary with elephant feces slapped onto it. Outrage consisted of letters, protests.

Right now, at the White Cube Gallery in Hoxton, you can see the latest work of Gilbert and George, mainly devoted to attacks on the Catholic Church. The show is called Sonofagod Pictures and it features the head of Christ on the Cross replaced with that of a primitive deity. One picture includes the slogan God loves F***ing.

In 2004, Theo van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker, was murdered for his movie Submission about the violence against women in Islamic societies. Mohammed Bouyeri stabbed a note to his chest threatening Jews and Western governments. Van Gogh's sidekick for the film, Hirsi Ali, was also threatened in the letter.

In 1989, Salman Rushdie published the book The Satanic Verses which depicted the Muslim prophet as a businessman. He was sentenced to death by the Iranian government. Both the book's Japanese and Italian translators physically suffered at the hands of Muslims, one was murdered and thirty-seven people who came to hear a speech given by one of the translators died when the hotel they were at was torched.

Pakistani citizen Ghulam Akbar was sentenced to death in 1998 for speaking out against Mohammad.

Abdul Hasnain Muhammad Yusuf Ali was sentenced to death for "defiling the name of Muhammad".

Hashem Aghajari told Muslims not to blindly follow their religious leaders. He was sentenced to death by Iran in 2002.

Whats wrong with this picture? :

Muslim extremist fly commercial airliners into buildings in New York City. No Muslim outrage (en masse).

Muslim extremist officials block the exit where school girls are trying to escape a burning building because their faces were exposed. No Muslim outrage.

Muslim extremist cut off the heads of three teenaged girls on their way to school in Indonesia. A Christian school. No Muslim outrage.

Muslim extremist murder teachers trying to teach Muslim children in Iraq. No Muslim outrage.

Muslim extremist murder over 80 tourists with car bombs outside cafes and
hotels in Egypt. No Muslim outrage.

A Muslim extremist attacks a missionary children's school in India. Kills six. No Muslim outrage.

Muslim extremist slaughter hundreds of children and teachers in Beslan, Russia.
Muslims shoot children in the back. No Muslim outrage.

Muslim extremist kidnap and kill athletes at the Munich Summer Olympics. No Muslim outrage.

Muslim extremist fire rocket-propelled grenades into schools full of children in Israel. No Muslim outrage.

Muslim extremist murder more than 50 commuters in attacks on London subways and
busses. Over 700 are injured. No Muslim outrage.

Muslim extremist massacre dozens of innocents at a Passover Seder. No Muslim outrage.

Muslim extremist murder innocent vacationers in Bali. No Muslim outrage.

Muslim extremist newspapers publish anti-Semitic cartoons. No Muslim outrage

Muslim extremist beat the charred bodies of Western civilians with their shoes, then hang them from a bridge. No Muslim outrage.

It is obvious to some here that this situation has been instigated by certain governments to redirect attention from internal strife. The cartoons in question here were published back on September 30, 2005 and now they have surfaced and been passed out by certain governments like Syria, Iran and state sponsored terrorist groups such as Hamas to light the flame of hatred.

Islamic depictions of the prophet Muhammad historically have been found in manuscripts and Islamic art. Here is a site with archives of historical images of the prophet including the now infamous Danish cartoons.

Archives

I sincerely hope that the Western Nations honor the freedom of expression which is so very dear to us and sets us apart and not cave in to the Islamic fundamentalists hysteria of hate.