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Yemen Editor Faces Death Penalty Over Mohammed Cartoons

Euro-Islam18 years ago15 years ago06 mins

Authorities in a number of Muslims countries have acted against newspapers for publishing the controversial Mohammed cartoons, but in Yemen a journalist may soon be fighting for his life after prosecutors demanded his execution. Yemen Observer Editor-in-Chief Muhammad al-Asadi was arrested after his English-language weekly paper published the cartoons early last month to illustrate how…

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Denmark: Denmark Makes Overtures to Muslims in Cartoon Row

Euro-Islam18 years ago14 years ago01 mins

Denmark has sent a video tape to Arab television stations in which Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller presents some initiatives aimed at easing global tensions over the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The message is that we have listened to reactions from abroad and now launch a number of forward-looking and constructive initiatives aimed at…

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