Flemming Rose Quotes

The cartoonists treated Islam the same way they treat Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and other religions. And by treating Muslims in Denmark as equals they made a point: we are integrating you into the Danish tradition of satire because you are part of our society, not strangers. The cartoons are including, rather than excluding, Muslims.

- Flemming Rose

Tags

Cartoonists | Treated | Islam | Treat | Christianity |

comments powered by Disqus

Random

We would run these cartoons the same day as they would publish them. - Flemming Rose

No cartoon is worth a human life. But what is happening has more to do with the situation in the Middle East than 12 cartoons in a Danish newspaper. - Flemming Rose

I do not think they are asking for respect in this case. They want me to follow one of their taboos in the public domain. And I think there's a very fundamental principle in secular society that you cannot insist on everybody paying special attention to your religious feelings. - Flemming Rose