Invitation offered to sign petition support for freedom of expression
The 19 Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonists who signed a statement condemning the alleged threats against South Park creators Matt…
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NYT: Pakistan blocked Facebook to preempt rioting
Salman Masood, blogging on the At War blog on The New York Times, writes about reasons why Pakistan was so…
Everybody Draw Mohammad Day aftermath
So far I haven’t seen reports of massive rioting or killings that was associated with the publishing of the original…
Muslim group tries to stop Jonathan Shapiro cartoon
South African editorial cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro(Zapiro) joined in the Everybody Draw Mohammad Day, and before his cartoon could go to…
Pakistan expands ban to YouTube, Wikipedia and Flickr
The New York Times reports that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has also blocked YouTube, as well as “certain pages on…
CAIR responds to Everybody Draw Mohammed Day
CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has issued a statement regarding the “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” urging for tolerance on…
Pakistan blocks Facebook due to Everybody Draw Mohammed Day
The Pakistani government (Pakistan Telecommunications Authority) has ordered all Pakistani ISPs to block traffic to Facebook until May 31 to…
Everybody Draw Mohammed Day is tomorrow. What will happen?
Tomorrow is the accidentily set date for everyone to draw the Prophet Mohammed. Open discussion – is anyone participating? What…
Lars Vilks attacked again; goes into hiding
Vars Vilks, the Swedish cartoonist who was head-butted at a university lecture last week and the target of an alleged…
News briefs for May 14, 2010
» Via Richard Thompson and Mike Rhode comes news that Steve Brodner will be on PBS’ Need to Know program…
Lars Vilks: mobs are determining what can be discussed
Lars Vilks, the Swedish cartoonist who was attacked at a university while lecturing on free speech, remains defiant against extreme…
Oliphant joins in condemning threats to South Park creators
The 17 Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonists who condemned the alleged threats against South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey…
Islam becoming taboo topic on television
An article on Foxnews.com reports the chilling effect the South Park threats and the New York Times bombing attempt have…
Times Square bomb tied to South Park threats? UPDATE
The New York Daily News is reporting suspicions that the weekend bombing attempt at New York Times is tied to…
Kathleen Parker: Freedom of sketch
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker: Who could have guessed that the clash of civilizations would be fought by cartoon characters?…