.If the intent of the cartoonists was to insult the "prophet" mo, all they would have to do is write the words of the koran, in their cartoons.

Submitted by Phil Greend (Canada), May 20, 2010 at 23:52

You do not need to draw "offensive" pictures of the prophet mohammed in order to defame the prophet or islam.

The koran is full of offensiveness, to Jews, ethnic minorities, women, slaves, Christians, children and free thinkers.

The prophet mohammed"s life is in the koran. The holy book of islam speaks to the evil and hate that was mohammed the prophet.

Clearly the holy koran, shows that the prophet mohammed was a slave owner, rapist, murderer, child abuser, thief and liar.

Simply all the cartoonists would have to do is publish a cartoon with real truthful quotes from the koran in order to slander the prophet mohammed and islam.

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