New Mohammed cartoon row in Indonesia
From The BBC
The Indonesian government says it has called on a blogging website to take down two cartoons which depict Muslim Prophet Muhammad in sexual situations. Just two? He had 12 wives and numerous sex slaves; I would have thought the scope was endless!
The communications minister said the drawings were "very inappropriate", and said if necessary he would ask internet service providers to block the site.
The cartoons, which appeared on the website last month, have provoked fierce debate among viewers.
Many Muslims believe it is forbidden to depict Muhammad in any form.
The two cartoons, which are several pages long, each tell a sexually explicit story involving the Prophet, interspersed with verses apparently lifted from the Koran.
Indonesia's communications minister described the cartoons as "very unethical and very inappropriate".
Posted on 3:46 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax