By now most everyone has acknowledged that Muslims are crazier than even the craziest members of most other religions, and naturally they display this fanaticism through violence, which is their standard protocol. However as inexcusable as this is, what truly demonstrates their inability to reason is the mere hypocrisy they exhibit. Here they are in a university in Sweden and they cannot restrain themselves from their beast-like behavior. Amazingly, these same individuals who have no respect for the beliefs of others expect others to respect their beliefs. It goes without saying that they also have no concept of free speech, since obviously free speech is not permitted in Muslim countries; either is most anything else.
Here’s some good advice for Muslims throughout the world: If you cannot accept the beliefs, customs, social norms and laws of foreign countries; plus show respect for your fellow human beings while abroad, move back to your country of origin. Don’t insist on benefiting from what western civilization has to offer while simultaneously imposing your beliefs on these societies. Learn tolerance and accept that people have the right to think and express themselves freely. Follow these simple steps and you’re sure to gain respect throughout the world. TGO
Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press
STOCKHOLM – A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was assaulted Tuesday as furious protesters interrupted his university lecture about the limits of artistic freedom.
Lars Vilks told The Associated Press a man leaped from the front row and head-butted him as he was delivering his speech, breaking Vilks’ glasses but leaving him uninjured. Two people were arrested but it wasn’t immediately clear whether the attacker was among them.
A video clip of the incident by a Swedish newspaper showed police using pepper spray and batons to hold off an angry crowd shouting “God is great” in Arabic after Vilks was escorted out of the lecture hall.
Vilks has faced numerous threats over his controversial drawing of Muhammad with a dog’s body, but Tuesday’s incident was the first time he has been physically assaulted.
Earlier this year U.S. investigators said Vilks was the target of an alleged murder plot involving Colleen LaRose, an American woman who dubbed herself “Jihad Jane,” and who now faces life in prison. She has pleaded not guilty.
Vilks said a group of about 15 people had been shouting and trying to interrupt the lecture before the incident at Uppsala University.
Many of them stormed the front of the room after the attack and clashed with security guards as Vilks was pulled away into a separate room, he said, describing the scene as “complete chaos.”
“A man ran up and threw himself over me. I was head-butted and my glasses were broken,” Vilks said before hanging up for questioning by police.
Uppsala University spokeswoman Pernilla Bjork said Vilks was showing an excerpt from a film by an Iranian artist about Islam and homosexuality that had been banned from YouTube when the commotion started.
“It was about when Muslims and Muhammad are represented in homosexual situations,” said Anders Montelius, a 23-year-old student who attended the lecture.
“Some people started shouting, things happened really fast. About 10-15 seconds later it erupts. A guy from the front row gets up and sets upon Vilks. Several others followed this man. There was commotion and police pepper-sprayed a couple of people,” Montelius told AP.
“When the university person responsible for the lecture announced that the lecture was discontinued, there were cheers and chants in Arabic,” he said.
The video posted on the Web site of newspaper Uppsala Nya Tidning showed agitated police officers clashing with protesters at the front of the lecture hall. A female police officer uses pepper spray to subdue a young man. Another youngster is wrestled to the ground.
Uppsala police spokesman Tommy Karlsson said a man and woman in their 20’s were detained on suspicion of using violence against police.
University officials said there had been a peaceful demonstration by Muslims outside the university before Vilks started to speak, and that about 260 people attended his lecture. Bjork said the university had been in contact with police and security guards before Vilks’ lecture to ensure his safety.
“We think it is our task as a university to be able discuss difficult issues,” she said. “We think it is very unfortunate that this has resulted in violence.”
Vilks made his rough sketch more than a year after 12 Danish newspaper cartoons of the prophet sparked furious protests in Muslim countries in 2006.
A Swedish newspaper printed the drawing, leading to further protests, and revived a heated debate in the West and the Muslim world about religious sensitivities and the limits of free speech.
It also led to numerous death threats against Vilks, who was temporarily moved to a secret location after al-Qaida in Iraq put a $100,000 bounty on his head in September 2007.
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Associated Press Writer Karl Ritter contributed to this report.
