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“We understand the sensitivity of this issue, particularly among our Muslim viewers. We feel we can report this story now without needing to continually show the offending image.”
Cathy Levine
“The appeal seemed to be effective in preventing Indonesian Muslims from being unnecessarily involved in these bloody wars.”
Azyumardi Azra
“A lot of Muslims feel hemmed in. They feel that they've been pushed against the wall ... and they responded to it by supporting parties that waved the Islamic flag,”
Chandra Muzaffar
“This would be against the grain with the way Islam is practiced in this region. I think Malaysian Muslims, like Indonesian Muslims and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, are not comfortable with this sort of very rigid, dogmatic approach to religion.”
“But equating Islam and Muslims with violence and terror is not new. It has been going on for a long time.”
“Unlike the other Muslim countries caught in the eye of the storm, Malaysia is free of the hegemonic consequences of big powers that are experienced by Afghanistan and Iraq for example.”
“a victory for all Muslims who wish to preserve their identity and values despite prejudice and bigotry.”
Cherie Booth
“We (expletive) deserve to get bombed. Bring it on, I hope the Muslims win!”
Chrissie Hynde
“Muslims, like anyone else, should be able to obtain government licenses without sacrificing their religious beliefs.”
Christopher Dunn
“Muslim countries where notions of free expression are not as familiar -- what they see in the whole thing is the offensive cartoon to their prophet.”
Christopher Taylor
