Islamists Target Leading Egyptian Christian Over Mickey Mouse Cartoons: Damn That Jewish Nazi Mouse
WHAT is it about militant Islamism and cartoon mice:
One of Egypt’s richest men has been accused of mocking Islam after tweeting cartoons of Mickey and Minnie Mouse wearing conservative Muslim attire. Telecoms mogul and Coptic Christian Naguib Sawiris apologised for re-posting the images on Twitter a few days ago, saying he meant no offence. But several Islamic lawyers have filed a formal complaint and there are calls for a boycott of his businesses.
Of course, the mice are Jewish! Well, not all of them – Farfour Mouse was killed by the Jews. So much for the mice.
The Islamists also hate some cartoons. Lars Vilks got attacked for his Modog cartoons of the Muslim Prophet. Molly Norris was forced into hiding for Everybody Draw Mohammed Day campaign. Islamists vowed to kill South Park’s creators for Mohammed in a bear suit. Apple then censored the image for UK fans. The only cartoons these people don’t mind are the rapidly anti-Semitic ones in Arab and Iranian newspapers.
So. How bad are these allegedly anti-Islam cartoons? Well, let’s see:
Posted: 30th, June 2011 | In: Reviews Comment (1) | TrackBack | Permalink
