On the teddy-bear thing, we’re now hearing a lot of Muslim voices saying how ridiculous the whole thing is.

And anyway, as I have said here many times, what’s wrong with offending people? It keeps them alive!

1. The bear was named offensively to muslim feelings. (We can’t decide their rules, it their religion)

2. She was teaching their children, in their country. This is a act of great respect.

3. This was 100% unintentional or she is extremely brave, ‘nd kinda stupid, to do so in a Muslim country!

SO keeping in mind that since this was an unintentional mistake committed by an individual who is helping them in their country leaving pleasures of UK behind, she should have been let off with a warning to be careful in future. She should have been told to be careful and consult them in case of any confusion in future!

So, punishment to her is clearly unjustified.

and, referring too comment no. 3, mohammed wht exactly do u mean by ‘lapse’ in Sikhism?

I don’t giggle very often. I think my immune system is up.

This has nothing to do with yer man Mohammad. I couldn’t be arsed even getting into it. There’s a very good interview with the Barnhall Bruiser on RTE radio which you might enjoy.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/audiovideo_index.html

The disgraceful Israeli dispossession of the Palestinians should never have been presented in religious terms, and the people who hijacked it in the name of Islam did nothing to help those whose homes were stolen.

I know, Eliza. I don’t know how it became acceptable in the Spanish language. I don’t know (as of now) of any other language which uses it in this way.

“what muslim bashing? Seems the other way round to me.”–Dan

Maybe it depends on the sources you’re reading/watching. The GWOT is widely seen as a ‘War on Islam’. All this talk of ‘Clash of Civilizations’. Despite the fact that moderate Muslims have been living in Western countries without all this brouhaha for a long time.

And if you read right-wing blogs in the USA it’s pretty clear what they believe the ‘GWOT’ means. AND it’s seen that way by Muslims, just about everywhere. When was the last time you saw a reference to a non-Muslim “terrorist”?

Moderate Muslims are getting it from BOTH sides — their good names being destroyed by Islamic extremists/terrorists on the one hand, and Muslim-bashing and Koran-bashing going on at the same time. The UK is constantly, daily, debating and dissecting their Muslim population.

Meanwhile, Palestinians *still* don’t have their own State. Afghanistan and Iraq have been invaded. Hundreds of thousands have been killed by high-tech weapons. Iran is under heavy threat of illegal bombing by the USA, which Dick Cheney craves like a lunatic.

What exactly do you expect Muslims to feel?

“at the moment it looks like it’s getting rather out of hand what with thousands rallying calling for the death penalty”–rockmother

Rent-a-crowd.