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• 1 LM (Beirut, Lebanon) // Mar 14, 2008 at 12:11 pm

  Ce n’est pas un acharnement contre l’Islam, c’est tout simplement la liberte d’expression. Chacun est libre de dire ce qu’il veut sur ce qu’il veut, tant qu’il n’est pas en train d’agresser physiquement ou politiquement l’autre. Je suis a 100% pour la liberte d’expression. Je comprends que certaines choses derangent. Mais je ne comprends pas que des caricatures qui ne sont au final qu’un dessin sur du papier, provoquent des emeutes dans tous les pays arabes. Je ne comprends pas que l’ambassade du Danemark ait ete agressee, que l’immeuble tout entier ait ete brulee a Beyrouth le 5 fevrier 2006, sous pretexte de protester contre ces dessins. Se faire respecter et respecter l’autre…Ca passe aussi par une certaine maturite que les Arabes n’ont pas encore atteint, semble-t-il. J’aurai soutenu cette cause si des manifestations pacifiques avaient ete organisees de par le monde en signe de protestation, a l’instar de ce qui se fait en Espagne apres chaque attentat de l’ETA.

• 2 sondesbk // Mar 14, 2008 at 1:45 pm

  Je suis aussi pour la liberté d’expression, je suis aussi pour des moyens pacifiques de protestation… mais l’agression n’est pas seulement physique ou politique!!!! l’agression morale peut tt de mm être plus grave… l’atteinte au prophète le symbole d’une religion, ce n’est pas rien!!! il faut tt simplemnt se mettre à la place des autres…

• 3 SM (Cairo, Egypt) // Mar 14, 2008 at 2:56 pm

  Salut Sondes,

  Merci pour ton post… je suis avec la liberté d’expression tant qu’elle ne porte pas atteinte aux différentes croyances, religions. Je suis d’accord avec toi et pense que pour arriver à respecter l’autre, il faut le connaître et accepter cette différence.
  Bises,
  Shérine.

• 4 AP // Mar 14, 2008 at 7:32 pm

  There should be no boundaries for freedom of expression. Not even politics, religion, or national interests. Humour is a wonderfull tool of that basic human right…

• 5 souad // Mar 15, 2008 at 7:34 am

  salut sonde
  lelia a raison quelque part sur la liberté d’expression mais c’est vrai que l’atteinte morale est aussi grave, et s’attaquer a l’Islam meme sur du papier est une attaque morale a tout les musulmans.

• 6 sondesbk // Mar 15, 2008 at 7:29 pm

  salut AP, souvient toi des dragueurs sur la corniche d’alexandrie!? certainement que oui…un de ses dragueurs t’as abordé d’une manière dont t’as pas du tt apprécié! mais c’était sa façon de s exprimer librement à sa façon !!!!! et on était daccord avec toi que c’était quelque part une “agression”…
  tu ne penses pas que la liberté des uns s’arrête là ou commence la lierté des autres?!!!

• 7 sondesbk // Mar 15, 2008 at 7:58 pm

  Salut souad! encore une fois je ne suis pas contre la liberté d’expression!!!

• 8 AP // Mar 17, 2008 at 4:34 pm

  Dear SB
  I’m catholic but I can laugh with funny cartoons about religious figures (that is not religion, that’s humour). I’m feminist but I can laugh with jokes about women (that’s humour not politics) Even when I’m told something that is disagreeable I’m not going to attack that person, the reasonable thing to do is ignore it (probably the one that said it is not smart enough to deserve my anger) or if is something really important I should use courts of law, the only democratic mean to respond offenses.
  The thing I can’t accept is for some (political or religious leaders or even lobbies) to draw the lines of what others can or cannot say. If we choose that way we are starting the dangerous road that lead to dictatorship (and Portuguese know what that is, because we had 48 years of that).
  Other aspect we should consider: When people talk about “islamophobie” (a term invented by French groups with a political agenda), they are speaking not about religion (in Europe most of the people are not religious so they don’t care what your religion is) but about culture and race. So I think we should talk about of racism, a problem I really think is important to discuss and fight by all means.
  I hope I’ve explain my point of view. Kisses to you all.

• 9 sondesbk // Mar 17, 2008 at 5:34 pm

  chère AP, oui t’as vraimnt bien expliqué ton point de vue c’est par cette polymique qu’on se rapproche davantage…

• 10 SM (Cairo, Egypt) // Mar 17, 2008 at 8:50 pm

  Dear AP,

  Even though your comment is addressed to SB, I read your comment and am very interested in what you said earlier about making a distinction between “humour” and “religion”. As a human being, I cherich freedom of speech, democracy and all sort of “civilized” dialogue between cultures and/or between religions. Communicating with a civilized way, allow us to reach a mutual understanding about the “other”. However, and am considered to be a “moderate” moslem, I am totally against those who manipulate “religion” and freedom of speech values to serve their political point of views and interests and on their way of doing so, agressing other nations and deeply offending their beliefs. I appreciate “humor” actually I love it, and most egyptians are well known for their great sense of humor, but I do not appreciate that my sacred book nor my religious beliefs be a target and a subject of insults from different people/politicians around the world nor associating “Islam” for example with terrorism. Anyone with common sense, will know that all religions invite humanity to “love”, “tolerance” and “peace” including Islam itself. The worse part is that this insulting issue is based on a very wrong understanding of Islam religion, and many times, am afraid to say it, based on “ignorance”. Using “humor” seems to be, in that case, a “legitimate” tool to offend others, or using big words like “freedom of speech” and “democracy” seem to be just an argument. First rule of “freedom” is that you respect the other and freedom ceizes to be called so when it becomes an agression on other people. However I do agree that the reaction of muslims around the world about for example the caricature of Mohamed, was way exagerated, but when you understand that those people got so very offended about such caricatures for instance because it offends their deep and sacred beleifs, their way of life, maybe only then, you can understand their anger. Again, I am not saying that one should go and kill or bomb or burn embassies as a response to such offensive caricatures. On the other hand, I will invite people to read and understand!

  Have a good evening,
  Sherin.

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