March 5, 2006
DECALOGUE DIALOGUE:
Europe's Muslims divided in wake of cartoon furor (James Brandon, 3/06/06, The Christian Science Monitor)
"We want to use this group to tell ordinary Danes that we are also Danes first and foremost, " says Fathi El-Abed, a spokesman for the group, Democratic Muslims. " We want to [tell them], 'We are democratic just like you - the only thing different is that we come from a Muslim background.' " [...]Posted by Orrin Judd at March 5, 2006 9:23 PMThe new group's leader, Naser Khader, a Syrian-born Social Democrat MP and self-described "cultural Muslim," is already a well-known figure in Danish politics. His fame stems partly from his "Ten Commandments of Democracy," which include a strict separation of religion and politics, unreserved support for freedom of expression, and a rejection of violence.
Comments
I'm of the opinion it will take legions of "new" Muslim Democrates to change the poor World view of Muslims brought about by the rioting. It's certainly welcome but they're a bit late on the scene.
Posted by: TEW at March 5, 2006 10:52 PM
Moslem rioting is fast overtaking Japan as the most boring thing in the news.
Posted by: erp at March 6, 2006 10:33 AM