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Cartoon conflicts

To describe the clash over the Danish depictions of the prophet as one between freedom and dogma will only fan the flames, says Tariq Ramadan

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I have mixed feelings on this, on one hand I think free speech is essential for any democracy but at the same time it should not be used so one can behave like an arsehole.

The Danish Newspaper didn't think before the cartoons were published and now its snowballed, it is out of their control. This cartoon also taps into the frustrated feelings muslims have when they see negative portrayals of them from the western media, this frustration allows religious extremists to manipulate the mob for their own ulterior motives.

Many complex reasons and there is no satisfactory answer.

I think the whole cartoon argument only benefits extremists on all sides.

Once again the ordinary people get royally fucked.