Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:17:21 AM
I find it interesting that Muslims would prefer to ignore the western court system except when they think they can use it to their own advantage.
Remember the Danish cartoons depicting Allah? You know, the ones that stirred riots throughout the Muslim world.
The BBC is reporting that two French Muslim groups are suing Charlie Hebdo magazine for defamation over the cartoons, printed a year ago. . .
The groups - Paris Mosque and the Union of Islamic Organisations of France - say the magazine "insulted people on the basis of religion" in a case seen as a test of free speech. . .
The two-day trial is being seen as a test of the boundaries of free speech and religious sensitivities in France.
In republishing the cartoons, Liberation called the trial "idiotic", adding: "It is not words which wound, or pictures that kill. It is bombs."
Muslim groups also tried to sue in Denmark, where the cartoons originated, but were rebuffed. It will be interesting to see if this phenomena makes it across the Atlantic, and if it does, how quickly these groups are shown the door.
Thanks to overlawyered.com.