Almost the entire continent of western Europe is awash in caricatures of the prophet Mohammad, which are highly offensive to Muslims. Conservative American bloggers have joined in by posting the offending drawings to their blogs.

The rage of followers of Islam seems to have begun when France’s “Le Monde” published a drawing which portrayed the head of the Prophet Mohammad made up of French words which read “I must not draw Mohammad.” A minor Danish newspaper then entered the fray with its own caricature of Mohammad. Muslim protests at the Danish incident prompted newspapers in France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Hungary to republish the offending Mohammad images, arguing that press freedom is more important than the resulting cries of blasphemy. Today, “El Pais”, the leading newspaper in Spain became part of the troubling international row by publishing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad on its front page, aware that to followers of Mohammad, any images of their prophet are prohibited.

I am uncomfortable in deliberately offending anyone’s religious beliefs … however, … these same people have released thousands of photographs of real events which I have found terribly offensive. The real images coming from the Muslim world defame the character of Mohammad much more than any cartoon ever could, however Muslims have been virtually silent and it is that silence that has been thundering around the civilized world. Here are a few of the photographs that have provoked no screams of outrage from the Islamic world: The Fruits of Islamism. Michelle Malkin has some more offensive images at her post “THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ANGER.”

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