Swedish Muslim group to sue newspaper over Muhammad drawing

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Swedish Muslim group to sue newspaper over Muhammad drawing

Published:    09.04.07, 18:57 / Israel News

A Swedish Muslim group on Tuesday said it plans to sue a local newspaper for publishing a drawing of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog's body. The Nerikes Allehanda newspaper in Orebro printed the cartoon made by artist Lars Vilks in an August 19 editorial that criticized Swedish art galleries for not displaying Vilks' art.

Mahmoud Aldebe, chairman of the Swedish Muslim Federation, said the group would sue the newspaper for inciting hatred against ethnic groups. "It ridicules our religion. This is discriminating and insulting... they want to see just how far they are able to go by pushing the boundaries of press freedom," he said.

Swedish Muslim group to sue newspaper over Muhammad drawing

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Wow, they can take time from beating their wives, circumcising their daughters, planning terrorists attacks, yelling about their seat assignments on airplanes, making employers give them special treatment so they don't have to touch a pork product, praying and washing five times a day, and still find time to complain about a cartoon.

It must be getting close to my coffee time, or else I've got food on the brain. Since I saw this earlier today, all I want is Swedish meatballs for dinner.