Twelve people died in Afghanistan in the past week during Muslim-led protests against selected Danish newspaper cartoons. From Damascus to Copenhagen, Jakarta to Montreal, a number of Muslims have participated in protests against what they believe are offensive cartoons, originally published in Denmark’s Jyllands-Posten newspaper. If something angers such a large number of people, it… Continue reading Mohammed cartoons: No one is right
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Islam’s intelligent past
Editor, the Gauntlet, As a devout Muslim female, I take a strong exception to Margaret Wente’s quote published in the May 20 edition of the Gauntlet, “Tales from Iraq.” While discussing the reasons for the inability of the U.S. military to maintain control over Iraq, she stated that, “Thinking for yourself is un-Islamic.” One is… Continue reading Islam’s intelligent past
Paying the price for the sins of Saddam
“You’re all falling for their government’s propaganda. It’s not the sanctions that are responsible for the Iraqis’ suffering, it’s only their own government.” An individual stated this to me on Aug. 9, 2000, the day that I, along with a group of other Calgarians, protested outside the Canadian Federal building, demanding our government to call… Continue reading Paying the price for the sins of Saddam