Still another depicts him with a black patch over his eyes and he is carrying a machete. The fact that the cartoons mock the prophet is part of the reason for the anger in the Muslim world; but moreover, many Muslims despise Western values, Western politicians and the West in general (partly because of the West's support of Israel), and so Muslims are outraged that Western journalists would publish these cartoons. The angry Muslims believe Western values have crept into their culture already, and they resent it (Arab politician wearing Western-style suits and ties, for example). Now with the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and the West's support of the U.S., add derogatory cartoons into the mix and an explosion of rage occurs; it is a clash of principles and values. My personal opinion: I agree with journalist Reza Aslan, that the conflict isn't just about "secular democratic freedoms" versus "arcane religious dogma"; it is really just another example and manifestation of "the ongoing ethnic and religious tensions" that have been ready to explode for a long time. Many Muslims have been economically...
The bottom line is that international human rights laws put forward the notion that even in a democratic society, where there is freedom of the press, there must be a balance between civic responsibilities (i.e., don't attack another culture or faith just because you can) and constitutionally guaranteed freedoms. Personally, seeing the violence this week in Afghanistan over that right wing "Christian" pastor in Florida who burned the Koran, I would hesitate to do anything to inflame an already very passionate Muslim world with anything that could be perceived as an insult.
WRC was a rival association and since Nike had been supporting FLA for sometimes, Nike saw University of Oregon's decision as a kind of betrayal, which led to immediate withdrawal of support. University of Oregon stood by its decision, which sets an example of right conduct. It is important to understand that multinational firms have a duty towards the community and if they fail to comply, we, the consumers should
Music and Censorship (Question 2) The most "dangerous" aspect of art, or at least the aspect of art most threatening to entrenched power, is the way in which art is able to point out how all meaning is socially constructed, and that there is nothing inherent to reality constituting borders or boundaries of human thought or action. In order to see how this is the case, one need only look as
artists be given free rein in the producing and displaying of works that are offensive, objectionable, or disparaging of certain people's beliefs and values? What responsibilities do artists have to their society? What responsibilities does the society have to its artists? The job of artists is to hold up a mirror to society and comment on both the beauty and ugliness that exists in the real world. It is easy
I am also very confused by the author's decision to switch over to talking about the impact a Danish publication had especially because it did not relate to music and it did not deal with issues in the U.S. While the author intended to demonstrate the power of the press, he/she should have chosen an example applicable to the U.S. Moreover, the author appears to confuse a political cartoon that
The hope, of course, that to the extent possible, both groups will invest themselves, and their money, in the ways that Mr. Gore is going to suggest in the film. The Scientist and Mentors Finally, Mr. Gore shows an image of earth that was made by a friend of his - all of the experts in the film are friends of Mr. Gore. The image was, again, made over a period
The French in particular, as they are to this day considered to be one of the greatest losers of the war (and the most important battle field of the war) were in desperate need of men to reconstruct the country. Therefore, the immigration policies changed and allowed for an increase in the labor force flow. More precisely, "due to a perceived demographic insufficiency and labor market needs, the French government
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