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February 23, 2006
Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Show cause, NST told:
The newspaper today received a show-cause letter from the Internal Security Ministry over a Non Sequitur cartoon by Wiley Miller, which took a wry view of the controversy surrounding the Prophet Muhammad caricatures first published last year by a Danish newspaper.The NST has three days to give reasons in writing why action should not be taken against it for publishing the cartoon in the newspaper’s Life &Times section.
The ministry said the cartoon had breached the conditions of the newspaper’s publishing permit under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.
It added that the sketch was inappropriate and could invite negative reactions in the country, especially among Muslims. [New Straits Times]
But still no apology.
I expect better and I expect more from the Muslims in NST.
If the editors of Jyllands-Posten saw it fit and were able to apologise for offending Muslims, then it cannot be that people who share the faith are unwilling to swallow the pride and suppress the ego to do the needful.
It would be unfortunate if it were so.
Posted by aisehman at February 23, 2006 08:50 AM
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