Danish newspaper prints Holocaust caricatures from Iran

[Behind the Aegis]

COPENHAGEN (AFP)--- A Danish newspaper on Friday published cartoons of the Holocaust exhibited in Iran as part of an international contest organised in response to a row over Danish caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.

Six cartoons of the Holocaust appeared in the Danish daily Information.

The Iranian contest was announced in February in a tit-for-tat move after caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed were first printed in Denmark and then picked up and published worldwide, enraging Muslims.

"The idea is to show where the limits of freedom of expression are in Europe," the head of the "Iran Cartoon" association in Tehran, Masoud Shojai, told Information.

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[rpannier]

1. Well Mr Shojal

it appears your great plan failed. (If I understand the article correctly)

[Behind the Aegis]

3. ?

[rpannier]

5. My take on what he said...

The Iranian contest was announced in February in a tit-for-tat move after caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed were first printed in Denmark and then picked up and published worldwide, enraging Muslims.

"The idea is to show where the limits of freedom of expression are in Europe," the head of the "Iran Cartoon" association in Tehran, Masoud Shojai, told Information.

When Mr. Shojai says, "The idea is to show where the limits of freedom of expression are in Europe," I take it to mean, "The papers won't print cartoons making lampooning Jews or the Holocaust because there's a double standard in Europe."
So, his major reason for having the contest is to show European hypocracy.
But, the Danish papers did print the cartoons. So, it kind of takes the wind out of his double-standard arguement (IMHO)

[Yupster]

4. I wonder if they notice

that their insentive cartoons are being met with a yawn, while the ones aimed their way created riots and angry mobs and torched embassies?

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. more to come - from Iran - methinks the East is havin a laugh on the West

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International Cartoon Festival-Occupation
Theme: Military Occupation

Date of declaring the results: September 21 – September 22

http://www.irancartoon.com/120/occupation/index.htm

AND

If ya want Iran's DAILY cartoon page

which has pics like this







More HERE