New York – 0, Moscow – 1

February 8th, 2006 by Monitor

Editorial staff at the New York Press have resigned because they were not allowed to publish the Mohammed cartoons.

More at Harry’s Place.

Meanwhile a museum in Moscow has announced that it will exhibit all 12 of the Mo toons. Yuri Samodurov, director of the Sakharov Museum and Pulic centre, said:

We must show the whole world that Russia goes along with Europe, that the freedom of expression is much more important for us than the dogmas of religious fanatics

A couple of questions for the Danish imams who kicked up all the fuss, and for the Saudis who made it go global:
– Have your actions improved the image of Islam worldwide, or tarnished it?
– As a result of your actions, are there now fewer disrespectful images of your prophet in the world, or more?


3 Responses to “New York – 0, Moscow – 1”

  1. martyn says:
    08/Feb/2006 at 11:26 am

    I couldn’t agree more with the sentiments of Yuri Samodurov. Let’s keep an eye out for religious loon reaction in Russia.

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