Will any Irish papers print the Muhammed cartoons?

[Libero]

A French newspaper has entered the controversy concerning cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammed. Apart from reproducing the Danish cartoons that started the whole row, France Soir ran a front page headline "Yes, we have the right to caricature God", along with a cartoon of Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim and Christian gods floating on a cloud. It shows the Christian deity saying: "Don't complain, Muhammad, we've all been caricatured here." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4669360.stm

I haven't heard of any Irish publication reproducing these cartoons (previously discussed here: http://www.politics.ie/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9978). Do they have the balls?

Readers certainly have an interest in seeing for themselves what the images look like, and newspapers have rarely been dissuaded from printing fact by reason that it may upset some people.

On the other hand, most papers wouldn't publish a cartoon taking the p1ss out of Jesus Christ either, though many of the "offensive" Danish cartoons are hardly insulting other than by breaking some rule of Islam that says depicting the Prophet is by itself insulting.

What do people think? If newspapers are serious about freedom of speech and informing their readership, should they publish and - very literally - be damned?

[Smashey]

Any links to pictures of the cartoons themselves, I aint seen any

[Gladstone]

We should go it.

************************************ (sorry Dave but hey are) gob************************es threatening to blow people up over a poxy cartoon

[MichaelHennigan]

Most serious followers of religion don't take kindly to having their particular beliefs ridiculed as distinct from say satirised. So we shouldn't be surprised if Irish newspapers decided to pass on throwing oil on the fire.

Monty Pyton's Life of Brian and the Last Temptations of Christ did not endanger diplomatic relations but they did fire up a lot of Christian believers.

Belief may well be irrational but the reality is that it's important to quite a lot of people.

One of the Danish newspapers has an image the France Soir feature

http://www.jp.dk/udland/artikel:aiid=3530562:img=P/

[Gladstone]

No most people don'\t like their religon ridiculed, and most dont' threaten to blow people up when it is!

[morryah]

This whole furore and mid-easterns screaming and going ape-doodoo over the cartoons just serves to illustrate how far their culture has yet to evolve.

What has Turkey said about this? and how does it fit into Eurpoean integration?

Has the thread "It's in the Koran!" been spiked?

It was in the 'Political Humour' section.

[sackville]

This whole furore and mid-easterns screaming and going ape-doodoo over the cartoons just serves to illustrate how far their culture has yet to evolve.

That’s assuming it’s going to

[morryah]

This whole furore and mid-easterns screaming and going ape-doodoo over the cartoons just serves to illustrate how far their culture has yet to evolve.

That’s assuming it’s going to

Gulp. It better.

[FutureTaoiseach]

Most serious followers of religion don't take kindly to having their particular beliefs ridiculed as distinct from say satirised. So we shouldn't be surprised if Irish newspapers decided to pass on throwing oil on the fire.

Monty Pyton's Life of Brian and the Last Temptations of Christ did not endanger diplomatic relations but they did fire up a lot of Christian believers.

Belief may well be irrational but the reality is that it's important to quite a lot of people.

One of the Danish newspapers has an image the France Soir feature

http://www.jp.dk/udland/artikel:aiid=3530562:img=P/

OK so maybe some ppl don't like having their religion mocked. But you sure wouldn't get Irish Catholics reacting as hysterically as these Muslims.

Remember how Salman Rushdie had to have bodyguards all the time just because his book mocked Mohammad?

These Muslims need to chill out. No way do we need or want the kind of people who make death threats over issues like this in our country.

We should not let Muslim countries with people like this into the EU.